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Female medical staff in China given pills to delay periods
Reports of prioritising conserving suits over menstrual health invite flak from all over the world
Demons in your medicine pouch
Fresh juices, coconut water and all the things you grew up learning about will come into use now.
FDA approves first two-drug HIV regimen in US
The “one-pill, once-a-day combination” provides people living with HIV the option to reduce the number of antiretrovirals they take.
Smart pills to track health statistics, send info automatically
The FDA has just approved of a pill with ingestible sensors that can send health statistics directly to your smartphone.
US approves pill with sensor to track if patient takes medication regularly
The system works by sending a message from the pill’s sensor to a wearable patch, which then transmits the information to a mobile app.
New drug to treat bowel cancer discovered by Brit researchers
Most bowel cancers are caused by a mutation in a gene called APC that in its healthy form actually acts to prevent cancer formation.
New 'quadpill' can cure high blood pressure
The pill is said to be twice as effective as the normal pill used
Decrease pill consumption to stay strong in old age
Polypharmacy may lead to frailty and cause many problems in older adults
Excess Aspirin increases death risk in cancer patients
The use of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs over a long period of time has a higher chance to help cause cancer
High BP drugs can control spreading cancer
Calcium channel blockers target Myosin-10 cancer cells blocking cancer cell movement