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Effect of common COVID-19 antibiotic found similar to that of plac
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
California [US], July 17 (ANI): The findings of a new study from UC San Francisco suggests that among non-hospitalized patients the antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of COVID-19. Despite widespread prescription of the antibiotic for the disea
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Studies find 'insufficient evidence' to support herbal, dietary su
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
London [UK], May 9 (ANI): The first global review of complementary medicines (herbal and dietary supplements) for weight loss in 16 years -- combining 121 randomised placebo-controlled trials including nearly 10,000 adults -- suggests that their use cannot be justified on the basis of curren
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Yuvraj Kumar aims to radicalize sensitive issues via his films
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI/ThePRTree): 'Placebo', a documentary shot by the investigative filmmaker, Yuvraj Kumar, won the National Award presented by the President of India. It also premiered in IDFA in Amsterdam, a respectable film festival in the Netherlands.
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Study shows pain relieving effects of Cannabidiol
Updated : 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 25 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at Syracuse University sheds light on the ability of CBD to reduce pain along with the impact that the so-called placebo effect may have on pain outcomes.
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Regeneron's COVID-19 treatment 'reduces hospitaliations' by 70 pc
Updated : 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 23 (ANI): Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc on Tuesday said that its dual antibody treatment for COVID-19 reduced symptomatic illness by four days at any level of dose tried in its clinical trial adding that the treatment also seemed to reduce hospitalizations and death by a
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COVID-19: Phase 3 of COVAXIN to check its effectiveness to prevent
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 21 (ANI): In phase 3, COVAXIN's effectiveness to prevent the disease (coronavirus) will be checked, said Dr. E Venkata Rao, Principal investigator of COVAXIN trial at Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, while adding that out
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Drug eases recovery for those with severe alcohol withdrawal sympt
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): A drug once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms, reduce or eliminate their drinking, Yale University researchers report in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine more than 90 pc effective in f
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): The coronavirus vaccine developed by drug giant American Pfizer and German biotechnology firm BioNTech was more than 90 per cent effective at protecting people from infection as compared to placebo saline shot, according to an analysis.
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Symptoms of eczema in children lessened by Vitamin D supplementati
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): The symptoms experienced by children with severe atopic dermatitis or eczema were eased by Vitamin D supplementation, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Findings of a New Research Suggest a Natural Cure in Cranberries f
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): A new clinical trial found consuming cranberry juice containing 44 mg of proanthocyanidins (or "PACs") per 240-mL serving twice daily for eight weeks resulted in a 20 per cent reduction in the H. pylori infection rate in adult partici
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Hospitalized patients with advanced COVID-19 who received remdesiv
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 30 (ANI): A preliminary data analysis from NIH clinical trial shows that hospitalized patients with "advanced COVID-19 and lung involvement who received the investigational antiviral remdesivir recovered faster than similar patients who received placebo".
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Immunotherapy treatment after chemotherapy significantly slows met
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], April 10 (ANI): The results of a clinical trial show using immunotherapy immediately after chemotherapy treatment in patients with metastatic bladder cancer significantly slowed the progression of cancer.
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