Malaria
Doctors who accept gifts from pharmaceutical companies have a tendency to prescribe more drugs, especially ones that are more expensive.Data was collected from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and the DC Department of Health. Researchers analyzed prescriptions written by doctors in Washington and gifts given to them by…
Researchers at Paris Descartes University have discovered a way to predict which malaria patients will suffer from a serious — often fatal — side-effect of the usual treatment. And the cost will be relatively low, because the researchers found they could get the needed results by repurposing an existing test….
People who are heavy marijuana smokers are at a higher risk of developing weaker bones and osteoporosis, as well as more likely to have lower body weight compared to non-users. Researchers in Scotland enrolled 170 people who smoked cannabis regularly for recreational use as well as 114 people who were…