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It’s possible to end HIV epidemics among people who inject drugs in low- and middle-income countries

HIV incidence is below 0.1% per year among people who inject drugs in a large Vietnamese city, Professor Don Des Jarlais and colleagues report in the December issue of AIDS. They say the data clearly demonstrate that it is possible to achieve very low HIV incidence – ‘to end an HIV epidemic’ – among people… Read More »

Veterans benefit from pain treatment without drugs

A new study finds a lower risk of adverse post-treatment outcomes among returning military service personnel with chronic pain who received nondrug therapy. Share on PinterestNew research shows that some nondrug therapies, including exercise therapy, can help relieve pain in veterans. Many people returning from military deployment experience physical and mental health issues. These can… Read More »

Trials of drugs to prevent coronavirus infection begin in health care workers – Science Magazine

Doctors see patients at a New Delhi hospital on 18 March. India recommends hydroxychloroquine for health care workers at risk of COVID-19. Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times/Getty Images By Kai KupferschmidtApr. 7, 2020 , 3:50 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center. When malaria researcher Nicholas White saw coronavirus infections picking up around the… Read More »

Where can muscle relaxants drugs

Consult a doctor or other health care professional for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. Antispastics are prescribed to treat spasticity caused by neurological disorders, such as cerebral palsy or spinal cord injury. Most sources still use the term “centrally acting muscle relaxant”. ImplicationsSUCCINYLCHOLINEBradyarrhythmias usually are benign and self-limited or respond to vagolytic therapy. As… Read More »