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Are Medicines Affecting Our Response To Infections?

Poison Control Calls And ADHD Medications

According to a University of Sydney Press Release, a wide-reaching global review has found that some of the most common pain and fever medicines might increase vulnerability to infections like COVID-19, while others may hold hope for improving our immune response. Key findings of the clinical review: For pain: Morphine suppresses key cells of the …

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Paracetamol Use During Pregnancy May Impair Offspring Fertility

Mom-to-Be's Antidepressants Tied to Kids' Psychiatric Woes

Dr. David Kristensen and colleagues from the Copenhagen University Hospital have conducted a study with results suggesting that the use of paracetamol during pregnancy may impair the future fertility of their female offspring as seen published in Endocrine Connections. In this research from 3 separate and independent rodent model investigations were analyzed with findings that …

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