For patients with severe eosinophilic asthma controlled on bevacizumab, tapering of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is feasible and is not associated with worse asthma control, according to a study published online on Dec. 7 in The Lancet.
Could an already approved drug cut down on opioid use after surgery?
Researchers in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have found that an FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery. In the pilot study published in Pain Management, spinal surgery patients who received N-acetylcysteine (NAC) during surgery in addition to standard pain control treatments reported lower pain scores and requested fewer opioids after surgery than patients given a placebo.
CDF conduit for empowering UPND cadres, says Musenge
By ROGERS KALERO
THE much-talked about Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is nothing but a conduit for the UPND cadres to make money for themselves through projects which are not only poorly done, but are also not completed on time,’ People’s Prosperity Advocate president, Mwenya Musenge has said
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Differences in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer’s patients suggests possibility of variants
A large team of neuroscientists and neurodegenerative disease specialists affiliated with multiple entities across the Netherlands, working with colleagues from the U.S., Belgium, the U.K. and Sweden, has found five categories of fluid surrounding the brain in Alzheimer’s patients. Their study is published in the journal Nature Aging.
CDC brief finds 5.7 percent of adults lacked reliable transportation in 2022
In 2022, 5.7 percent of adults reported lacking reliable transportation for daily living, according to a January data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics.
BACK TO THE LAND
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s appeal for people to plan their migration from rural to the urban areas has been received with mixed feelings.
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Guidelines developed for management of alcohol-associated liver disease
In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for the management of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD).
ZNS partners with Rainbow Milling
…to tackle high mealie meal prices in Eastern Province
By NATION REPORTER
THE Zambia National Service (ZNS) has partnered with Rainbow Milling, a private milling company in Chipata.
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Mr Ground, Chama Amelika meet their waterloo
By NATION REPORTER
VICTOR Kapungwe and his cohort Nkonge Musubilwa, the two rogue agents for expelled Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa who have been on rampage spewing invectives against former President Edgar Lungu yesterday met their waterloo in Petauke where they were cornered and badly beaten.
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Overuse of antifungal skin meds could be driving drug-resistant disease
U.S. doctors are prescribing antifungal creams to patients with skin complaints at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, new research shows.