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Innovative testing protocol reduces the lengthy wait for IBD diagnosis

Patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) could benefit from better testing protocols that would reduce the need and lengthy wait for potentially unnecessary colonoscopies, a new study has found.…

Environmental stressors linked to fetal brain development challenges

June 30, 2024Medical News

In a recent review article published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers explored how environmental factors impact the brain development of fetuses and neonates, emphasizing inflammation and oxidation stress as common…

Study shows potential for universal flu vaccine with broad antibody response

A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications observed antibody breadth and effector functions as important immune correlates that can be used to develop universal influenza vaccines. This vaccine…

Study reveals lasting lung damage in tuberculosis survivors

New research being presented at this year's ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) has found compelling evidence that tuberculosis (TB) can have a lasting impact on…

Moderate vitamin E, C, and β-carotene intake reduces type 2 diabetes risk

June 30, 2024Medical News

In a recent study published in Advances in Nutrition, researchers review the effect of vitamins C and E, as well as β-carotene, on the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Study: Vitamins…

Exercise shown to curb appetite in diabetes and prediabetes patients

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers evaluated the effects of exercise on appetite in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or prediabetes. The global prevalence…

Does maternal weight influence breastfeeding success?

Breastfeeding is the ideal source of nutrition for almost all infants. However, only 44% of infants worldwide below six months of age are breastfed without supplementary feeds. One common reason…

Genetic predisposition for muscle strength linked to longer lifespan and lower disease risk

A study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, showed that a genetic predisposition for higher muscle strength predicts a longer lifespan…

Soft tumor environments prime cancer cells for survival during metastasis

Researchers have discovered how the mechanical properties of tumors can prime cancer cells to better survive their spread to other organs. A metabolic 'survival switch' controlled by the stiffness of…

CROTON TIGLIUM

June 30, 2024Materia MedicaCROTON TIGLIUM|Croton-oil Seed

CROTON TIGLIUM Croton-oil Seed Is a valuable remedy in diarrhśa, summer complaint, and skin affections. These may alternate with each other. Feels tight all over. It is one of the antidotes…

CONIUM MACULATUM

June 30, 2024Materia MedicaConium|CONIUM MACULATUM|Poison Hemlock

CONIUM MACULATUM Poison Hemlock (CONIUM) An old remedy, rendered classical by Plato's graphic description of its employment in the death of Socrates. The ascending paralysis it produces, ending in death by failure…

COCCULUS INDICUS

June 30, 2024Materia MedicaCOCCULUS|COCCULUS INDICUS|Indian Cockle

COCCULUS INDICUS Indian Cockle (COCCULUS) Within the sphere of action of Cocculus are many spasmodic and paretic affections, notably those affecting one-half of the body. Affects the cerebrum, will not…

COCCUS CACTI

June 30, 2024Materia MedicaCOCCUS CACTI|Cochineal

COCCUS CACTI Cochineal The clinical application of the symptoms of this remedy, place it among the medicines for spasmodic and whooping coughs, and catarrhal conditions of the bladder; spasmodic pains…

CLEMATIS ERECTA

June 30, 2024Materia MedicaCLEMATIS ERECTA|Virgin's Bower

CLEMATIS ERECTA Virgin's Bower Scrofulous, rheumatic, gonorrhśal, and syphilitic patients. Acts especially on skin, glands and genito-urinary organs, especially testicles. A remedy of much importance in disturbances of sleep, and neuralgic pains in various…

CHRYSAROBINUM

June 30, 2024Materia MedicaCHRYSAROBINUM|Goa Powder-Andira araroba|MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE|William Boericke

CHRYSAROBINUM Goa Powder-Andira araroba Acts as a powerful irritant of the skin and used successfully in skin diseases especially in ringworm, psoriasis, herpes tonsurans acne rosacea. Vesicular or squamous lesions, associated…