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Study shows antibiotics can alter stomach content for up to 8 years

Study shows antibiotics can alter stomach content for up to 8 years

By Stephen Beech Antibiotics can alter the contents of your stomach for up to eight years, according to new research. Even a single course of treatment with certain types of the prescription-only medicines may affect the composition of the community of bacteria living in the gut for several years,

Report: Children may be able to buy cross-sex hormones online without prescription

(The Center Square) – A new report from Do No Harm reveals that American children may be able to buy harmful cross-sex hormones from online pharmacies – including foreign-based ones – without prescriptions, with Do No Harm calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take action. Chief Medical

Trump administration does about face on autism treatment

Trump administration does about face on autism treatment

The Trump administration did an about-face Tuesday on an autism treatment it had promoted with great fanfare. It had said back in September it would approve use of a drug called leucovorin -- synthetic vitamin B9 -- to treat the disorder. But on Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration backed off,

Premature baby undergoes new heart operation

Premature baby undergoes new heart operation

By Elizabeth Hunter A premature baby born weighing just 500g has returned home after becoming the first in Scotland to undergo a new heart procedure. Aribella Duncan arrived extremely early in July last year - at just 23 weeks and one day. Doctors told parents Caitlin and Jack Duncan that Aribella

Man’s ‘lockdown anxiety’ turns out to be brain tumor

Man’s ‘lockdown anxiety’ turns out to be brain tumor

By Bre Dite A man who thought he was suffering from "lockdown anxiety" was shocked to learn his "vision loss and dizziness" was actually a satsuma-sized brain tumor. Ollie Knight, 29, began suffering from vision problems and episodes of dizziness in September 2020 that left

The patient's guide to peptide therapies in the age of GLP-1s

The patient's guide to peptide therapies in the age of GLP-1s

The patient's guide to peptide therapies in the age of GLP-1s By now, most Americans have heard of semaglutide and tirzepatide — the GLP-1 medications sold under names like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound. What fewer people know is what these drugs actually are at a biological level:

Blood test can detect dementia in women 25 years before symptoms begin

Blood test can detect dementia in women 25 years before symptoms begin

By Stephen Beech Dementia can be predicted in women up to 25 years before symptoms begin through a simple blood test, according to new research. A protein measured in blood samples is "strongly linked" to the future onset of the debilitating condition, say American scientists. They believe their