Can You Become Schizophrenic From Drugs?
What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a severe long-term mental condition that interferes with a person’s ability to distinguish their thoughts from reality. Drug use may lead to the development of schizophrenia. Drug use may lead to the development of schizophrenia. 60% of people with schizophrenia have reported having abused drugs or alcohol in their lifetime. […]
Gene linked to severe learning disabilities governs cell stress response: Gene associated with Nascimento Syndrome triggers cell’s defenses against environmental attacks
A gene that has been associated with severe learning disabilities in humans has been found to also play a vital role in cells’ response to environmental stress, according to a Duke University study appearing May 24 in the journal Cell Reports. Cells are stressed by factors that may damage them, such as extreme temperatures, toxic […]
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and CKD Face Poor COVID Outcomes
SAN DIEGO — Certain factors were highly predictive of severe COVID illness in hospitalized patients who had type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), a researcher reported. In a single-center study of patients with T2D and CKD hospitalized with COVID-19 infection, having hyperglycemia upon admission was tied with more than a 10 times […]
Urinary Symptoms Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in Men
Moderate and severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may be risk factors for mortality in men, according to a Finnish population-based cohort study. In multivariable-adjusted analyses of moderate and severe symptoms (disregarding bother), voiding and storage LUTS were each associated with increased mortality (HR 1.19, 95% CI 1.00-1.40, and HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.13-1.62, respectively), […]
How Easy Is It to Get Leptospirosis?
Leptospirosis is a potentially severe illness. It’s not easy for humans to contract this illness. Leptospirosis is a potentially severe illness. It’s not easy for humans to contract this illness. It’s most common in animals, and humans usually only catch it if they’ve been in contact with urine or feces from an infected animal. What […]
Largest Ivermectin Trial Fails to Show Benefit in COVID Outpatients
Early use of ivermectin in COVID-19 patients at high-risk for severe disease failed to lower the risk of hospitalization or prolonged emergency department (ED) observation, a large randomized trial showed. In an adaptive platform trial in Brazil, an intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis found that 14.7% of patients in the ivermectin group and 16.3% of patients in […]
COVID-19 mixed with flu increases risk of severe illness and death
Adults in hospital who have Covid-19 and the flu at the same time are at much greater risk of severe disease and death compared with patients who have Covid-19 alone or with other viruses, research shows. Patients with co-infection of SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, and influenza viruses were over four times more likely to require […]
Depression May Follow Those Bedridden for COVID
Patients who had severe acute COVID-19 but avoided hospitalization saw higher risks for certain mental health conditions, according to an observational study. Among nearly 10,000 individuals, those diagnosed with COVID-19 had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms (prevalence ratio [PR] 1.18, 95% CI 1.03-1.36) and poorer sleep quality (PR 1.13, 95% CI 1.03-1.24) compared with […]
Swollen Lymph Nodes Treatment, Causes, Symptoms & Signs
Night sweats are severe hot flashes that occur at night and result in a drenching sweat. The causes of night sweats in most people are not serious, like menopause in women, sleep apnea, medications, alcohol withdrawal, and thyroid problems. However, more serious diseases like cancer and HIV also can cause night sweats. Your doctor will […]
Many Severe Asthma Patients Achieve Remission on Biologics
PHOENIX — Biologic medications sent severe asthma into remission in a substantial proportion of patients, according to a study presented here at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. About 35% of 908 patients who took biologic treatments for at least 12 months were able to achieve remission status, reported […]