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Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
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India Approves The Weight Loss & Diabetes Drugs: Everything You Need To Know
"Clinical trials have shown significant reductions in HbA1c and body weight compared to placebo and other diabetes medications." Dr. Chaturvedi explains.
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Plant Compound Effective, Inexpensive Way To Help People Quit Smoking: Study
Cytisine, a plant-based compound, increases the chances of successful smoking cessation by over two-fold compared with placebo and may be more effective than nicotine replacement therapy, a study has found.
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Antibody Injection Cuts Severe COVID-19 Risk: AstraZeneca Study
An antibody combination treatment delivered through an injection has shown "statistically significant" reduction in severe Covid or death compared to placebo in non-hospitalised patients with mild-to-moderate symptomatic Covid, AstraZeneca reported
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Pfizer And BioNtech To Offer Covid Vaccine To Volunteers Who Got Placebo
Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech Se plan to give volunteers who received a placebo in its COVID-19 vaccine trial an option to receive a first dose of the vaccine by March 1, 2021, while staying within the study.
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Eli Lilly Says Its Antibody Therapy May Reduce Covid Hospitalisations
Eli Lilly and Co.'s experimental antibody treatment for Covid-19 reduced the rate at which symptomatic patients were hospitalized compared to a placebo, according to preliminary study results released by the company and its partner.
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Turmeric For Knee Pain: Supplements Of Turmeric Show Promising Results Than Placebo, Finds New Study
Turmeric for knee pain: Curcumin has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer and neuroprotective properties. Inflammation reducing properties of turmeric can be helpful for treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis and knee osteoarthritis.
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US Says Antiviral Remdesivir Shows "Clear-Cut" Effect In Treating Coronavirus
COVID-19 patients on the antiviral remdesivir recovered about 30 percent faster than those on a placebo, the results of a major clinical trial showed Wednesday, as a top US scientist hailed the drug's "clear-cut" benefit.
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Nutritional Supplements Alone Cannot Prevent Depression In Overweight People: Study
A new study has said that people who took certain dietary supplements in the form of multivitamin tablets, were as likely to develop depression as those who took placebo pills.
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Sugar Pills Relieve Chronic Pain
Most pharmacological treatments have long-term adverse effects or addictive properties. Placebo becomes as good an option for treatment as any drug we have on the market.
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Osteoarthritis: 7 Best Foods
Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability. Joint damage is the primary cause of osteoarthritis. These foods are what we recommend for osteoarthritis.
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This Antibiotic Drug May Disrupt the Formation of Fears and Negative Thoughts
The study was conducted on 76 healthy volunteers who were divided two groups - one that received placebo while the other was given doxycycline.
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Energy Drinks May Increase Blood Pressure: Study
Consumption of energy drinks may lead to increase in blood pressure, which can cause risk of serious cardiovascular events, a new study has claimed.
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Paracetamol Doesn't Help Lower-Back Pain or Arthritis, Study Shows
Researchers want doctors to rethink endorsement of the drug, which they say is no more effective than a placebo for these conditions.
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There Is No Scientific Case For Homeopathy: The Debate Is Over
Pharmacists who sell homeopathic remedies as anything other than placebos are putting their customers health at risk.
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Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
-
India Approves The Weight Loss & Diabetes Drugs: Everything You Need To Know
"Clinical trials have shown significant reductions in HbA1c and body weight compared to placebo and other diabetes medications." Dr. Chaturvedi explains.
-
Plant Compound Effective, Inexpensive Way To Help People Quit Smoking: Study
Cytisine, a plant-based compound, increases the chances of successful smoking cessation by over two-fold compared with placebo and may be more effective than nicotine replacement therapy, a study has found.
-
Antibody Injection Cuts Severe COVID-19 Risk: AstraZeneca Study
An antibody combination treatment delivered through an injection has shown "statistically significant" reduction in severe Covid or death compared to placebo in non-hospitalised patients with mild-to-moderate symptomatic Covid, AstraZeneca reported
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Pfizer And BioNtech To Offer Covid Vaccine To Volunteers Who Got Placebo
Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech Se plan to give volunteers who received a placebo in its COVID-19 vaccine trial an option to receive a first dose of the vaccine by March 1, 2021, while staying within the study.
-
Eli Lilly Says Its Antibody Therapy May Reduce Covid Hospitalisations
Eli Lilly and Co.'s experimental antibody treatment for Covid-19 reduced the rate at which symptomatic patients were hospitalized compared to a placebo, according to preliminary study results released by the company and its partner.
-
Turmeric For Knee Pain: Supplements Of Turmeric Show Promising Results Than Placebo, Finds New Study
Turmeric for knee pain: Curcumin has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer and neuroprotective properties. Inflammation reducing properties of turmeric can be helpful for treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis and knee osteoarthritis.
-
US Says Antiviral Remdesivir Shows "Clear-Cut" Effect In Treating Coronavirus
COVID-19 patients on the antiviral remdesivir recovered about 30 percent faster than those on a placebo, the results of a major clinical trial showed Wednesday, as a top US scientist hailed the drug's "clear-cut" benefit.
-
Nutritional Supplements Alone Cannot Prevent Depression In Overweight People: Study
A new study has said that people who took certain dietary supplements in the form of multivitamin tablets, were as likely to develop depression as those who took placebo pills.
-
Sugar Pills Relieve Chronic Pain
Most pharmacological treatments have long-term adverse effects or addictive properties. Placebo becomes as good an option for treatment as any drug we have on the market.
-
Osteoarthritis: 7 Best Foods
Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability. Joint damage is the primary cause of osteoarthritis. These foods are what we recommend for osteoarthritis.
-
This Antibiotic Drug May Disrupt the Formation of Fears and Negative Thoughts
The study was conducted on 76 healthy volunteers who were divided two groups - one that received placebo while the other was given doxycycline.
-
Energy Drinks May Increase Blood Pressure: Study
Consumption of energy drinks may lead to increase in blood pressure, which can cause risk of serious cardiovascular events, a new study has claimed.
-
Paracetamol Doesn't Help Lower-Back Pain or Arthritis, Study Shows
Researchers want doctors to rethink endorsement of the drug, which they say is no more effective than a placebo for these conditions.
-
There Is No Scientific Case For Homeopathy: The Debate Is Over
Pharmacists who sell homeopathic remedies as anything other than placebos are putting their customers health at risk.
