Sentences with phrase «effects of drugs like»

These include curcumin's multiple mechanisms of action and side benefits as well as the serious side effects of drugs like Prozac.

Publishing the research in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the team concluded that nicotine exposure affects receptor distribution through combined effects on both receptor assembly and trafficking, which eventually could help explain the effects of drugs like nicotine on neuromuscular functioning.

«The real challenge is to tweak the addictive effect of drugs like nicotine or other psychostimulants without totally crushing the person's desire to pursue healthy behavior.»

Not exact matches

Companies like U.S. biotech giant Gilead and the U.K.'s GlaxoSmithKline (the majority stakeholder in global HIV partnership ViiV Healthcare) have developed drugs that drastically lower the chance of HIV infection — or which simply lower the number of drugs you have to take to treat it, consequently curbing the risk of toxic side effects while simplifying medical regimens.

«There's no other injectable drug that works like that,» Lewin said of Isuprel, and other drugs may have unwanted side effects, he said.

He said: «If more Christians... were more active in making sure they did write to people like Boots, but also any other group that is attempting to expand the use of this sort of drugs, they would have an effect as well.»

It's always like that - like the euphoric effects of a drug working off.

Research shows the MCFAs in virgin coconut oil can boost metabolism, promote healthy weight, increase thyroid activity, strengthen the heart, protect the liver from the toxic effect of drugs and alcohol, support the healing of digestive disorders, and are vital for absorbing nutrients like Omega 3s and Vitamins E, A, D, and K.

This diet was meant to keep the digestion clear so as not to bog down the brain with the «drug - like» effects of food (anxiety and stress, negative thoughts like, «am I eating well?»)

This was before Mackey had won a single Iditarod, let alone four straight; before he used what he calls his marathon style — catnapping as his sled moves and covering 100 - mile chunks at a moderate pace without prolonged rest, instead of sprinting from rest stop to rest stop like most other racers — to win an unprecedented double (the Yukon Quest, the world's other 1,000 - mile dogsled race, and just weeks later the Iditarod) not once but twice; before he became so dominant that slower competitors complained they had no chance to finish within five days of him (the requirement for an official place and a commemorative belt buckle); and before a rival pushed for drug testing at the 2010 Iditarod, suspecting that Mackey's secret was his prescription for medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment.

Although amoxicillin is safe for most babies and situations that call for antibiotics, there is a chance of side effects, like with most drugs.

Are you suggesting that subtle changes in microbiome should now be listed as a side effect and affect the approval of drugs to treat serious problems like schizophrenia, diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, and rheumatoid arthritis?

The physiological effects of loving touch read like a pharmaceutical company's wonder drug.

«The problem with routine prescription of prenatal Rhogam is that many babies who are Rh negative like their mothers will be exposed to the drug, and there has been no systematic study of the long - term effects of this product in babies.

«Imagine a drug that could act like Viagra in the inner ear,» says Lin, who notes that clinical trials are already underway to study the effects of such disease - modifying drugs.

«In light of the present results, it would be worthwhile to investigate whether the administration of benzodiazepine - like drugs may be increasing the retention of highly arousing and negative memories, which would have a countertherapeutic effect,» they wrote.

First, though, the placebo effect will have to pass the rigorous tests and analysis of medical researchers — just like any other drug.

«Since epalrestat is already on the market and has no major adverse side effects, our study provides a proof of principle that it could become a valuable targeted drug for the clinical treatment of basal - like breast cancer,» Dong says.

But like Bandelow, he isn't sure of XBD173's long - term effects — particularly in cells such as the testes and adrenal glands that boast very high levels of the protein the new drug goes after.

For most of the past 20 years, therapies for hepatitis C relied on interferon drugs, which require regular injections for as long as one year and trigger miserable, flu - like side effects that prompt many patients to quit the regimen.

It is exactly during puberty that substances like drugs of abuse — alcohol, cannabis, etc. — may induce the most destructive and also persistent effects on the still developing brain, which may in some cases even result in neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia or addictive disorders.

The professor and his colleagues demonstrated in their study that while resistance to drugs like chloroquine, which works to slow the growth of malaria, has been explored, an explanation of the resistance to the cell - destroying effects of the medication has not been fully understood.

To show this, Cox and colleagues developed a new method to assess addiction - like behaviors with meth, which could not be studied with previous techniques because of the drug's long - acting effects.

Alternative and combination therapies with niacin - like properties have helped lessen the intensity of the skin side effects accompanying the drug, but only mildly, and at the expense of cardio - protective qualities.

The finding that a diagnosis but not psychotic - like experiences is associated with low physical activity may reflect aspects of illness such as low motivation, but may also reflect sedative or other side - effects of therapeutic drugs.

Think of it like this: if you want to study the effect of a drug, then you could theoretically give the drug to a random person and a placebo to another random person.

MK - 3475 and other drugs like it are revolutionizing the way we treat metastatic melanoma by benefitting a much larger segment of the population as well as having very few side effects,» says Dr. Joseph.

«The findings of adverse effects of BPA in human tissue are highly relevant and should encourage agencies like the Food & Drug Administration to re-evaluate their policies in the near future.»

Some researchers believe that smoking cigarettes and taking recreational drugs like LSD, ecstasy and cannabis, may elevate a user's risk of mental illnesses, including schizophrenia — although it can be difficult to assess whether drug use is a cause or effect.

The Wyss team has unveiled not only a novel design of their «targeted EPO,» but also «targeted interferon alfa,» a cancer drug that can otherwise cause side effects including flu - like symptoms, mood fluctuations, and depression.

Beynon would like to see future research examine the effects of more casual use of cocaine and other drugs, since not everyone who uses drugs becomes addicted.

Although doctors have long incorporated personal information like family history into treatment plans, personalized medicine holds the promise of revolutionizing medical care by using knowledge of molecular biology and genetics that will allow more precise diagnoses, better diagnostic tests, greater predictability of disease course, more successful therapies by targeting the right treatments to the right patients, and improved patient safety by selecting drugs and their proper dosage to reduce adverse side effects.

Newer drugs like Celebrex and Vioxx, which specifically block one of these enzymes, COX - 2 — and thereby avoid upset stomachs and other side - effects — are popular arthritis medications (they even outsell Viagra).

Perhaps that would mean a drug for people who carry the ApoE4 gene, one that would mimic the effects of a parasite without incurring the damage of an infection — a kind of muzzle for the brain's immune system that would keep cells like the astrocytes from attacking healthy neurons.

Marijuana, like other drugs of abuse, stimulates brain dopamine (DA) signaling in the nucleus accumbens (1, 2), which is a mechanism believed to underlie the rewarding effects of drugs (3 ⇓ — 5) and to trigger the neuroadaptations that result in addiction (reviewed in ref.

History provides us with many examples of drugs that seemed like a good idea, but had unexpected side effects when given to people.

Patients taking Haldol also were given another drug to prevent tremors and other Parkinson's - like side effects of Haldol; that drug also costs pennies a day.

In the past, Interferon has been the drug of choice to treat chronic hepatitis C, but the medication often has uncomfortable side effects, like nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, and muscle aches.

Instead of acting like «shotgun blasts,» as the older systemic drugs do, the biologics are «much more like a rifle shot, where theres a whole lot less collateral damage and fewer side effects,» says David M. Pariser, MD, president - elect of the American Academy of Dermatology.

And because statins, like many drugs, carry a risk of potentially serious side effects, the evidence for CRP may not be strong enough to justify prescribing these drugs to healthy people over the long term, they say.

They not only treat GERD symptoms, but also can protect the stomach from the corrosive effects of other medicines like aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

These drugs work by blocking the effects of histamine, a chemical your body produces to attack invaders like pollen — launching such immune reactions as watery eyes and sneezes.

«Artificial sweeteners have positive reinforcing effects — meaning humans will work for it, like for other foods, alcohol, and even drugs of abuse,» he says.

One might wonder about the outcome of an NIH funded study comparing the anti-inflammatory effects of statin drugs to a botanical product like Zyflamend in such diverse conditions such as arthritis, atherosclerosis, and cancer, as well as mortality after bypass graft surgery.

There needs to be a study created to test all of these side effects and posable treatments like estrogen lowering drugs and HCG for maintaining Testicle size.

The gliadin protein in wheat exerts this effect on the human brain because it is degraded to a group of compounds called exorphins, or exogenous morphine - like compounds; these effects that can be blocked with administration of opiate - blocking drugs.

Other research has uncovered compounds in potatoes with effects within the body much like the ones from the commonly used ACE - inhibitor drugs, a mainstay for the treatment of high blood pressure.

A major advantage in making use of acupressure wristbands for migraine nausea is that they are drug free, so they don't have any interaction risks with migraine medications or the unwanted side effects normally found with antiemetics, like tiredness or dizziness.

Second, sugar has the ability to increase pleasure - yielding opioids in the brain, similar to morphine and heroin, making one's sugar cravings often too strong to ignore.29 Julia Ross tells us in The Diet Cure, «For some of us, certain foods, particularly ones that are sweet and starchy, can have a drug - like effect, altering our brains» mood chemistry and fooling us into a false calm, or a temporary energy surge.

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