January 2, 2024 Addiction Low-cost, plant-based drug may help you quit smoking more effectively than nicotine replacement therapy, study shows
December 6, 2023 Generic Drugs Behavioral training and therapy is always the preferred first choice for many children who are having difficulty falling sleeping. Melatonin commonly taken by kids not a magic bullet, pediatricians say.
December 4, 2023 Alcoholism Initial small studies show that the use of Semaglutide (Ozempic) may help reduce alcohol consumption.
November 15, 2023 Addiction We really need flavoured nicotine pouches in candy coloured packages so that only adults will use them for smoking cessation and not attract minors from using then too. Should be just fine since Health Canada approved this “Natural Health Product”. Right.
November 10, 2023 Generic Drugs Canada must study psychedelic treatment for veteran PTSD ‘immediately’: Senate report. Yes they should and now.
October 27, 2023 Dementia Time Magazine piece on treatment of early Alzheimer’s Disease lacks balance. It reads as an ad for pharma company that made it. Side effects glossed over and relative instead of absolute risk reported. Clinical outcomes overstated.
October 25, 2023 Addiction Study evaluates observational studies to determine ten predictors of opioid overdose in chronic pain patients
October 17, 2023 Addiction New guideline urges doctors to regularly screen for alcohol use disorder. Sure, I’ll add it to the list.
October 11, 2023 Addiction Five years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questions
October 4, 2023 Mental Health More adults are taking medication for ADHD. Some were likely undiagnosed during childhood whereas others may have been misdiagnosed with ADHD