Acupuncture is up to four times better at easing migraines than drugs, new study suggests Patients given acupuncture suffer two fewer migraines a month, study finds Dr Heather Angus-Leppan says it is ‘an acceptable evidence – based treatment’ Study used acupuncture along with ‘sham’ test and usual migraine treatments By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:40 … Read more
The malaria drug that President Donald Trump has hailed as a ‘game-changer’ for treating coronavirus may be no better for treating the virus than standard care like being placed on a ventilator, a Chinese study found. Clinical trials of the drug, hydroxychloroquine, began in New York on Tuesday, and US doctors can now prescribe it … Read more
US doctors are hoarding supplies of drugs that are being tested for treating coronavirus, a disconcerting new report reveals. A ProPublica investigation found that doctors are prescribing drugs like hydroxychloroquine, a therapeutic approved for treating malaria and lupus that President Trump has hailed as a promising drug for coronavirus, to themselves. The Illinois Pharmacists Association … Read more
Britons infected with coronavirus are among thousands of patients taking part in a European coronavirus mega-trial of four experimental therapies. The trial, called Discovery, includes 3,200 patients who have been hospitalised from the killer virus in the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden and Luxembourg. It will test the effectiveness of four treatments, including a course of … Read more
Pharmacies are running critically low on key drugs including Paracetamol as Boots warns staff stocks will run out by the end of trading next week The company expects stocks to have run out by the 28th March next week Company memo has warned staff of dwindling supplies in their warehouses Boots will limit sale of all products … Read more
Drugs giant AstraZeneca in talks with governments to find cure for virus Research agreements could be announced in the coming days A deal would see the company team up with experts on monoclonal antibodies By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 21 March … Read more
The heartbroken parents of two terminally-ill children have launched legal action to get a potentially life-saving drug on the NHS. Oliver, eight, and Amelia Carroll, six, suffer from fatal neuro-degenerative condition Batten disease. There is no cure for the condition, which is estimated to affect 30 to 50 children in the UK, meaning Oliver and … Read more
People with high blood pressure and diabetes could be at higher risk of serious coronavirus symptoms because of their medications, scientists say. According to a new research letter, certain drugs for these health conditions may change the shape of someone’s cells in a way that makes it easier for the virus to infect them and … Read more
On Thursday, President Trump insinuated that he would throw his weight behind the Florida governor’s proposed plan to help keep drug prices lower by importing medications from other countries. It might be good for prices, but with recent reports of fake foreign drugs and widespread contamination in blockbuster medications manufactured abroad, it’s not clear the … Read more
Talking therapy could cure IBS better than drugs, study reveals after patients who had CBT over the phone or online experienced less symptoms Study of more than 500 patients found talking greatly reduced symptoms Irritable bowel syndrome causes diarrhoea, constipation or both But experts say less than half benefit from supplements and laxatives By Victoria Allen … Read more