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Federal prosecutors open criminal probe of opioid makers and distributors, report says

This illustration image shows tablets of opioid painkiller Oxycodon delivered on medical prescription taken in Washington, DC. Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have opened a criminal probe of opioid manufacturers and distributors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Companies including Teva, McKesson, Mallinckrodt, AmerisourceBergen, Johnson & Johnson and Amneal… Read More »

MS linked to variant of common herpes virus

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method to separate between two different types of a common herpes virus (HHV-6) that has been linked to multiple sclerosis. By analyzing antibodies in the blood against the most divergent proteins of herpesvirus 6A and 6B, the researchers were able to show that MS-patients carry the herpesvirus… Read More »

Liquid salt can reduce fat absorption and weight in rats

“That observation led us to wonder if there were any contexts in which we would want to prevent the uptake of this type of molecule. We realized that fats are small and hydrophobic, and that CAGE could potentially be of interest as a medical treatment for obesity,” said Mitragotri, who is also the Hiller Professor… Read More »

10 Habits For Healthy Moms

Learn these 10 habits for healthy moms because taking care of yourself is important too. Maintaining good health as a mom is essential, after all, we can’t take care of anyone else if we aren’t in good shape ourselves! Being a healthy mom has two parts, minding your own health and looking out for the… Read More »

Pharmacy Versus ‘Farmacy’: The Differences You Need to Know – UKNow

The University of Kentucky Public Relations & Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week’s column is by Craig Martin, Pharm.D., professor and associate dean of the UK College of Pharmacy. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 25, 2019) — Do you know the difference between a pharmacy,… Read More »

‘I thought I had cognitive decline, but it was hearing loss’

Over the past few years, as he headed into his mid-60s, Ted Tassos was starting to worry. Words didn’t make as much sense to him as they had in the past. “I could hear people’s voices, but could make out less and less of what they were saying,” says Tassos, of New Kensington, Penn. He wondered… Read More »