Category: Prescription Drugs
Microbots: A New Approach to Drug Delivery and Potential Treatment for Difficult-to-Reach Diseases
Medical micro-robotics is a new discipline that seeks to use miniature sensors and actuators to perform non-invasive diagnosis and treatment inside the human body. The University of Colorado Boulder’s …
Patients Advised to Request Spironolactone (Aldactone) for Resistant Acne Treatment from Their Doctors
About 25% of women suffer from acne and spironolactone (Aldactone, CaroSpir, Spiroton, Verospiron), a treatment prescribed for people with high blood pressure, has been shown in a new study …
This ‘Shape-Shifting’ Antibiotic Could Be the Answer to Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Crisis
Antibiotic resistance is a real public health problem of global dimensions. Finding new antibiotics with a different mode of action from existing antibiotics is very complicated. However, it seems …
Codeine Cough Syrup Abuse on the Rise in Morocco Due to Lack of Prescription Regulations
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines substance abuse as “the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs.” Also known as drug abuse, it involves …
AF-130: This New Drug Could Treat Both Heart Failure And Sleep Apnea
New work by researchers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil has revealed a promising new drug that could be beneficial to …
New Hydrogel-Based Spray Combats Infections and Antibiotic Resistance
The world is currently facing a problem of reduced efficacy of antibiotics, leaving many patients in danger. Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology are now working on a …
Low Cost Hypertension Medication Rilmenidine Could Prolong Life Span
It appears that a drug used to treat high blood pressure, Rilmenidine also known as Albarel, Hypericum, Tenaxum, and Iteriummay has benefits in slowing the effects of aging and …
Revolutionary Nasal Spray Could be the Key to Repairing Brain Damage from Strokes!
A stroke is a potentially fatal condition that occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. The risks for having one include advanced age, high blood pressure, …