Toxicities of herbal abortifacients - Feng C, Fay KE, Burns MM.
BACKGROUND: In the post-Roe era, barriers to facility-based abortions may lead to an increased incidence of self-managed abortions. While misoprostol-based medication abortions have significant literature supporting its safety profile, there is a knowledge... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
German chamomile, rosehip and spearmint tea could cut risk of Alzheimer's disease
Three herbal teas, including German chamomile, could help boost your memory, according to an expert. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Expert says three 'anti-inflammatory' teas could cut your risk of Alzheimer's disease
Three herbal teas, including German chamomile, could help boost your memory, according to an expert. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Real-World Data Analyses Show Greater Treatment Persistence Than IL-17s in Both Bio-naïve and Bio-experienced Patients Living With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 17, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new data, showing that initiation of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) was associated with greater treatment persistencea compared to secukinumab or ixekizumab in bio-naïve and bio-experienced patientsb living with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO), based on pairwise analysesc of real-world data.[1],[2] Additionally, in a post-hoc analysis of Phase 3 VOYAGE 2 clinical trial results, TREMFYA demonstrated durable clinical efficacy, itch relief and quality-of-life improvements in patients living with scal...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Liver dangers of herbal products: a case report of ashwagandha-induced liver injury - Lubarska M, Ha łasiński P, Hryhorowicz S, Mahadea DS, Łykowska-Szuber L, Eder P, Dobrowolska A, Krela-Kaźmierczak I.
In recent years, cases of liver damage caused by ashwagandha herbal supplements have been reported from different parts of the world (Japan, Iceland, India, and the USA). Here, we describe the clinical phenotype of suspected ashwagandha-induced liver injur... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Psychedelics Could Revolutionize Couples Therapy
When Joe, 37, and his wife tried MDMA together for the first time two years ago, he expected to “let loose a little bit and have fun.” Instead, they talked about the trash: why Joe didn’t take it out frequently, why that bothered his wife, and how they could compromise moving forward.
“We just hashed it out,” says Joe, who asked to use a fake name since recreational MDMA use is not legal in the U.S. “It opened up doors that we didn’t even know were there.”
Under the influence of MDMA, the drug also known as ecstasy, Joe and his wife were able to reach new understanding, voici...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
MD Logic Health and Cynthia Thurlow, NP Launch Inositol
MD Logic Health (“MD Logic,”) a leading provider of USA-made professional-grade nutraceuticals and physician-recommended dietary supplements, is excited to announce its second collaboration with...(PRWeb March 13, 2023)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/2023/3/prweb19220296.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ghana: Cathedral Herbal and Fertility Clinic Wins Award
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (GHAFTRAM) has adjudged the Cathedral Herbal and Fertility Clinic the overall best traditional medicine fertility clinic of the year 2022 at the just ended GHAFTRAM awards. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 9, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
New VOYAGER PAD Analysis Confirms Consistent Benefit of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) Plus Aspirin Following Lower Extremity Revascularization (LER)
TITUSVILLE, NJ, March 5, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced data from a new prespecified analysis from the Phase 3 VOYAGER PAD clinical trial reinforcing the benefits of the XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) vascular dose (2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin 100 mg once daily) over standard of care (aspirin alone), demonstrating consistent benefit at 30 days, 90 days and up to three years following LER in patients with PAD. Lower extremity revascularization, also called peripheral revascularization, is a procedure that restores blood flow in blocked arteries or veins. This analysis of ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
New STELARA ® (ustekinumab) Long-Term Data Support its Established Safety Profile in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Durable Efficacy in Ulcerative Colitis
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 4, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced final pooled long-term safety results for STELARA® (ustekinumab) through five years in adults with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease (CD) and four years in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), as well as final four-year clinical and endoscopic outcomes from the UNIFI long-term extension (LTE) study evaluating the efficacy of STELARA for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active UC.1,2 These data are a part of Janssen’s 22 oral and poster ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Demonstrates a Differentiated Binding Mechanism from Risankizumab in In Vitro Studies
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 3, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced additional results from in vitro MODIF-Y studies, which continue to support a hypothesis that not all IL-23 inhibitors are the same by demonstrating a differentiated binding mechanism for TREMFYA® (guselkumab) from risankizumab. Findings show that guselkumab is able to dose-dependently bind to CD64+a myeloid cells,1 the predominant source of IL-23-driven inflammation in the gut.2,b Data comprise one of Janssen’s 22 oral and poster presentations at the 18th Congress of the European Crohn’s and Col...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Herbal supplement-induced liver injury: a case report - Khan H, Reyes JVM, Seen T, Irefej B, Ahmad S.
We present the case of a 45-year-old woman who arrived at the emergency department complaining of sudden epigastric pain. An inpatient evaluation revealed no evidence of viral or immunologic infection. Additionally, imaging did not elicit a clear cause for... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Nephrotoxicity induced by natural compounds from herbal medicines - a challenge for clinical application - Rao J, Peng T, Li N, Wang Y, Yan C, Wang K, Qiu F.
Herbal medicines (HMs) have long been considered safe and effective without serious toxic and side effects. With the continuous use of HMs, more and more attention has been paid to adverse reactions and toxic events, especially the nephrotoxicity caused by... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Puts on AMZN, donkey meat scandal
When Cindy first tried the Artemisia Anti-Hemorrhage Formula dietary supplements that she purchased on Amazon, she had no reason to suspect that she was eating donkey. A California native and lifelong vegetarian, she assumed that the world’s largest online retailer had vetted the bottle’s claims…#cindy #amazon #donkeysanctuary #tanzania #walmart #ebay #evanspage #propositionsix #frankrothschild #brucewagman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Episode 2: Alternative Therapies in UC: An Expert Perspective Episode 2: Alternative Therapies in UC: An Expert Perspective
Dr Sunanda Kane explores the evidence and effectiveness of alternative therapies with guest, Dr David Hass. From probiotics to CBD to FMT, dive into the various approaches to managing UC.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology InDiscussion Source Type: news