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Cannabis use during opioid addiction treatment may reduce fentanyl exposure New research suggests that cannabis use by people in care for opioid addiction might improve their treatment outcomes and reduce their risk of being exposed to fentanyl in the contaminated unregulated drug supply. In a paper published today in the peer-reviewed journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, researchers from the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and University of British Columbia (UBC) found that 53 per cent of ...

Telemedicine can help surgical practices to thrive during the pandemic A new study that records patient volume at Stony Brook Medicines Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center reveals that follow-up telehealth visits are highly effective during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published in the December issue of the Annals of Surgery, serves as an example that surgical practices can continue to thrive with the help of telemedicine during the pandemic. Embracing telemedicine has been extreme...

news Cigarette tax structures in BD far below than standard practice: Study The New Nation Reza Mahmud : A study conducted by a US based research initiative revealed that Bangladesh is far below from standard practice of cigarette tax structures over protection of health and economics. Tobacconomics, a US-based research initiative, published the study findings in its first edition of the International Cigarette Tax Scorecard, assessing the performance of cigarette tax policies ...

Study identifies biomarker gene signature that indicates potential liver toxicity When agrochemical and pharmaceutical companies develop new products, they must test extensively for potential toxicity before obtaining regulatory approval. This testing usually involves lengthy and expensive animal studies. A research team at University of Illinois has developed a gene biomarker identification technique that cuts the testing process down to a few days while maintaining a high level of accuracy. T...

Potency of neutralizing antibodies predicts COVID-19 severity and survival Understanding the bodys immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is key to developing effective treatments and long-lasting vaccines. Of particular interest are neutralizing antibodies, which can block the virus from entering and infecting human cells, helping the immune system clear the virus and prevent future infections. Scientists at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, publishing in the...

Study shows highest risk of vitamin D deficiency in BAME babies A third of all babies and half of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) babies are vitamin D deficient, a large study of 3000 newborns in the West Midlands has shown, highlighting potential shortfalls in the current UK antenatal supplementation program. Vitamin D, sometimes referred to as the sunshine vitamin helps the body absorb calcium and phosphate from our diet making it vital for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. As well as...

Study assesses the sensory acceptance of sheep milk kefir sweetened with different sugars The study of human emotions can be used to gauge the sensory acceptance of dairy products. A possible route to increase worldwide consumption of sheep milk kefir may be to improve its sensory acceptance, which can be a determining factor for its inclusion in daily diets. In an article appearing in the Journal of Dairy Science, scientists studied the effects of kefir sweetened with five different sugars on...

Study: Women remain at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure after a heart attack Women face a 20 per cent higher risk than men of dying or having heart failure during the five years following a heart attack, according to a new study from University of Alberta cardiology researchers. The women were on average a decade older than men at the time of their first heart attack and they more commonly presented with the less severe type of heart attack. But when they were faced with the mor...

Accurate STI reporting impacted by clinical focus on COVID-19 With the health care community heavily focused on COVID-19 since the first quarter of 2020, there have been concerns that reporting of other diseases -- and the resulting data that enables them to be more effectively treated and controlled -- may have been impacted. For example, little is known about how the pandemic may have affected the reporting of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To address that issue, researchers at Johns...

Drug may increase vaccine protection in older adults A drug that boosts the removal of cellular debris in immune cells may increase the protective effects of vaccines in older adults, a study published today in eLife shows. The results may lead to new approaches to protect older individuals from viruses such as the one causing the current COVID-19 pandemic and influenza. Older adults are at high risk of being severely affected by infectious diseases, but unfortunately most vaccines in this age...