Remdesivir would have little or no effect on mortality or length of hospitalization
Remdesivir would not be the "miracle" drug expected in the fight against Covid-19, especially for severe forms. THE ESSENTIAL Remdesivir ...
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Tinnitus: a non-invasive and painless stimulation tool shows promising results
A device consisting of wireless headphones that emit sound and a small array of electrodes that stimulate the tongue has ...
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Resistant prostate cancer: Antioxidant compound offers new treatment option
Thymoquinone, an active ingredient that has antioxidant properties, helps kill prostate cancer cells at advanced stages. THE ESSENTIAL 11% of ...
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Camel antibodies, new hope for treating Covid-19
Among the treatments explored to treat Covid-19, tiny antibodies produced by certain animal species such as camels, llamas, alpacas or ...
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The delicate management of keloid scars
Scars… that never heal. This is called keloid scars which leave significant marks on the skin and for which neither ...
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Drugs, vitamin D or calcium: how to treat osteoporosis?
They have the same objective: to prevent the occurrence of fractures and the associated complications. However, treatments for osteoporosis are ...
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Appendicitis: depending on the patient, it is better to favor antibiotics or surgery
A large randomized trial in the United States compared the effectiveness of treating appendicitis with surgery or taking antibiotics, and ...
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Gene therapy: researchers have found a way to bypass the immune system
The CRISPR-Cas9 molecule is used for gene therapies… But it could also be used to control the body's immune response, ...
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Bone cancer: soy improves post-operative treatment
Soy helps reduce the number of cancer cells and decreases inflammation. THE ESSENTIAL According to research from the State University ...
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Covid-19: remdesivir will not be reimbursed
The Gilead laboratory withdrew its request for reimbursement of remdesivir in the treatment of Covid-19 on Thursday, September 17 after ...
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Peanut allergy: the trail of a preventive treatment
Oral immunotherapy treatment would drastically reduce serious peanut-related reactions in allergic people. THE ESSENTIAL Peanut allergy is the second most ...
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How to treat and reduce scars
The healing of a wound or an incision is a long inflammatory process which can experience exaggerated changes. Result, hypertrophic ...
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Cancer: treating it using the cell’s self-destruction mechanism
To circumvent chemotherapy, heavy and sometimes ineffective, a new therapy aims to directly attack the cancerous tissue by activating the ...
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Anxiety: the trail of thyroid inflammation
A possible link between thyroid inflammation and anxiety disorders has been unveiled by a Ukrainian study presented at the online ...
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Coronavirus: hydrocortisone, a new steroid effective against severe cases
Hydrocortisone, a steroid, increases the chances of survival in severe cases of Covid-19 and speeds their recovery. The United Kingdom ...
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How to treat hypertension while preserving your sex life?
Hypertension harms the sex life of men. Most hypertensives suffer from erectile dysfunction, especially when taking medication. Medicines often have ...
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Allergies: back-to-school traps
The end of the summer holidays can sometimes be the trigger for allergy or asthma attacks. Doctor Sophie Silcret-Grieu advises ...
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Brain cancer: reprogramming immune cells to improve treatment efficacy
Radiation therapy changes the behavior of immune cells. In a trial on mice, researchers succeeded in reprogramming them to improve ...
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Venous disease: “With the treatment, I regained my agility!”
The venous disease which affects 18 million people in France is hereditary, chronic and progressive. This implies treatment as soon ...
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Mountain sickness, what is it?
This summer, in the choice of their holidays, the French give pride of place to wide open spaces, the mountains ...
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Sleep apnea: during confinement, disrupted habits
A large study carried out during confinement on people with sleep apnea reveals that if the treatments were well followed, ...
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Coronavirus: a promising treatment developed in Marseille
Marseille-based researchers are developing a treatment for Covid-19 and presenting encouraging translational results to treat patients with severe forms of ...
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Varicose veins: “Sclerotherapy sessions must be done regularly”
Sclerotherapy, as shown by this testimony collected by Why doctor, is an effective treatment to make varicose veins disappear. But ...
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Spider veins and varicose veins: which treatment for which stage of venous disease?
Signs of the early stages of venous disease are spider veins and varicose veins. The point on the treatments that ...
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AMD: a lead against treatment resistance
The addition of a protein to the treatment generally given to patients suffering from choroidal neovascularization shows interesting results. Age-related ...
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A promising treatment for hair regrowth
Small molecules would play a role in the regeneration of follicles. They could eventually be used as a treatment for ...
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A remdesivir/diltiazem combination gives hope for a treatment against Covid-19
Inserm researchers have shown the therapeutic efficacy of a combination of remdesivir and diltiazem against Covid-19 and hope to be ...
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One in three French people would refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19
A YouGov poll, for the Huffington Post, reveals that a third of French people would refuse to be administered a ...
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Cannabis is effective in relieving sickle cell pain
Cannabis appears to be an effective treatment for chronic pain relief in people with sickle cell disease. THE ESSENTIAL Cannabis ...
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Dexamethasone: the anti-covid corticosteroid should not be administered at the start of the disease
Last June, a study showed the effectiveness of this drug in reducing mortality in severe cases of Covid-19. The in-depth ...
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