With the Decongestant SNAFU, the FDA Tries Something New
It’s easy to understand how a medicine like phenylephrine got onto pharmacy shelves in the first place. The common decongestant, used most often as an ingredient in multidrug cold medications like DayQuil and Sudafed PE, was initially designated as “safe and effective” by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1976, when the agency was newly—and less stringently than today—greenlighting drugs that had been on the market for years before the agency had established any efficacy standards. After a full review of 14 studies (12 unpublished and two published) from pharmaceutical companies—...
Source: TIME: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Lack of fentanyl knowledge deters families from talking about it. Here's how to start the conversation
A survey finds that families aren't talking about the dangers of fentanyl because they don't know a lot about it. Here's how to start the conversation at home.
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Karen Garcia Source Type: news

Why Is Putin Meeting With Kim Jong Un?
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea is visiting Putin. The concrete details of their conversation, it seems, will remain a mystery to the world beyond the vague public pronouncements about weapons trade – North Korea supplying Russia. But with background knowledge of context and intelligent…#kimjongun #northkorea #prc #seaofjapan #russian #japaneseimperialarmy #soviets #beijing #moscow #ukraine
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Child abuse and neglect: a comparative study between dental and medical students ' competencies in Germany
CONCLUSION: Dental and medical students are inadequately prepared to suspect possible abuse and to deal with possible signs of CAN. Mandatory interdisciplinary courses and lectures addressing CAN are recommendable for both medical and dental curricula. 
Source: Dental Technology Blog - September 13, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

How Can Nurses Support Digital Health and Vice Versa?
By , Strategic communications manager , , Chief digital health officercbalesSeptember 13, 2023September 13, 2023 12:00 PMDigital health is key for achieving universal health coverage and equitably responding to pandemics —both on the agenda for the UN General Assembly this month. I sat down with  Olivia V élez, IntraHealth International ’s chief digital health officer and part of our delegation heading to UNGA. She ’s a registered nurse and holds a PhD in nursing informatics, in addition to master ' s degrees in information systems and public health. She shared how digital health can support nurses and ot...
Source: IntraHealth International - September 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news

James Bond Reality TV Series ‘007’s Road to a Million’ Already Casting Second Season (EXCLUSIVE)
The first season of James Bond reality TV series “007’s Road to a Million” has yet to drop, but casting is already underway for Season 2. Producers are looking for “more dynamic duos to jet set across the globe using their wits and general knowledge to answer questions hidden around the world,”…#jamesbond #007sroadtoamillion #season2 #bond #amazon #briancox #venice #jamaica #eonproductions #ip
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sepsis Alliance Reinforces Call for National Sepsis Action Plan as Awareness of the Term Sepsis Dips to 63%
Significant disparities in awareness and symptom knowledge continue to be found related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sepsis Alliance's annual awareness survey found that 63% of U.S. adults are aware of the term "sepsis,"...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SVY NPT Source Type: news

Joe Duran ’s New Firm Aims to Help RIAs Scale Up
Joe Duran is ready for his next act. The serial entrepreneur unveiled his latest venture, Rise Growth Partners, a new firm that will invest in registered investment advisors. “Our goal is to build the next generation of national firms and we will give them the capital and knowledge necessary to do…#joeduran #risegrowthpartners #duran
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Too Many Mothers Are Dying in Childbirth. Here ’s How They Can Be Saved
With recent reports of difficult pregnancies and births from celebrities like Beyonce, Serena Williams, and Alyson Felix, and the death of Olympian Tori Bowie during childbirth, the long-overlooked dangers of maternal and child mortality have become increasingly prominent. In a new report published by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the global health philanthropic group highlights lagging progress in achieving United Nations (UN) goals for lowering mother and child deaths, along with innovative ways of addressing the problems with relatively inexpensive and easy to implement solutions that the group projects co...
Source: TIME: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

12 Steps to Closing Your Practice Without Problems 12 Steps to Closing Your Practice Without Problems
Practice management consultants share advice for closing your practice that can prevent headaches later on.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - September 12, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

A spartin approach to lipophagy | Science Signaling
The autophagic degradation of lipid droplets requires the protein spartin.
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - September 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Fluoxetine restrains allergic inflammation by targeting an Fc ɛRI-ATP positive feedback loop in mast cells | Science Signaling
Fluoxetine inhibits IgE- and ATP-driven driven mast cell function in allergic inflammation.
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - September 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

TSLP shapes the pathogenic responses of memory CD4+ T cells in eosinophilic esophagitis | Science Signaling
Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis have more inflammatory T cells that respond to the cytokine TSLP.
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - September 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

At UNGA, Civil Society Must Mobilize Global Solidarity for Universal Health Coverage
By , Founding Executive Director, African Center for Global Health and Social TransformationcbalesSeptember 12, 2023September 12, 2023 12:00 PMAs world leaders prepare for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, it ’s important for those of us in civil society to prepare ourselves ideologically to engage, especially for pushing leaders to make commitments during the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on September 21. The theme for this important gathering is Universal health coverage: expanding our ambition for health and well-being in a post-COVID world.We all have a right to ...
Source: IntraHealth International - September 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news

Nigeria: 'Japa' Syndrome - Departments in Teaching Hospitals Shutting Down - MDCAN
[Vanguard] The Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, has raised the alarm over the consequences of brain drain in the nation's health institutions, saying some departments in the teaching hospitals are shutting down due to the high rate of brain drain (Japa).
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Education Health and Medicine Labour Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

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