FDA approves new treatment for erosive esophagitis

FDA approves new treatment for erosive esophagitis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved vonoprazan tablets 10 mg and 20 mg (Voquezna, Phathom Pharmaceuticals) for the cure and maintenance of healing of all grades of erosive esophagitis, also known as erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), as well as relief from associated heartburn, the company announced. Vonoprazan, an oral potassium-competitive acid …

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CBD and CBG may promote healing of bone fractures and manage pain

CBD and CBG may promote healing of bone fractures and manage pain

Penn State College of Medicine researchers are studying how cannabinoids can manage pain and promote bone healing in bone fractures. Fluorescence microscopy reveals how periosteal bone progenitors, which later develop into specialized bone cells that aid bone tissue, appear in healing tissue. Credit: Reyad Elbarbary/Penn State Cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) may one day help …

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My husband committed suicide at age 38 after years of struggling with his mental health. He was so good at masking his pain that our loved ones had no idea how much he was struggling.

Victoria Wright, 36, from Nottingham, founded Riders Minds – a mental health charity – with her late partner Matthew.  The couple photographed with their three children

A widow who lost her husband to suicide said he had an “incredible” ability to hide his true feelings, as she urged anyone else worried about a loved one’s mental health to “seek help.” ‘help “. Victoria Wright, 36, from Nottingham, founded the mental health charity Riders Minds for riders with her late husband Matthew, …

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World Osteoporosis Day 2023: These Ayurvedic Herbs Can Relieve Joint Pain, Here’s How

World Osteoporosis Day 2023: These Ayurvedic Herbs Can Provide Relief From Joint Pain, Here

World Osteoporosis Day 2023: osteoporosis is a disease characterized by weakening of the bones World Osteoporosis Day is celebrated on October 20 every year, with the aim of raising global awareness about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a chronic disease characterized by the weakening of bones, making them brittle and more …

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Surgery patients suffer ‘tortuous pain’ after nurse steals pain medication: lawsuit

Surgery patients suffer 'tortuous pain' after nurse steals pain medication: lawsuit

Patients at a Yale University fertility clinic experienced excruciating pain after undergoing invasive fertility procedures after a nurse stole hundreds of vials of fentanyl and replaced the patient’s medications with saline solution , according to a lawsuit. Dozens, if not hundreds, of patients underwent fertility surgeries with little or no pain medication, according to a …

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