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A disulfiram-like drug is a drug that causes an adverse reaction to alcohol leading to nausea, vomiting, flushing, dizziness, throbbing headache, chest and abdominal discomfort, and general hangover-like symptoms among others.
[155] [156] The agency has prohibited the use of the untested drug, and the clinic illegally promoting it subsequently closed. [157] [158] Ivermectin, a medication used to treat parasitic infections, was suggested as a possible COVID-19 treatment in an online preprint which utilized a flawed statistical methodology. [159]
The first line of treatment for hypertension is lifestyle changes, including dietary changes, physical exercise, and weight loss. Although these have all been recommended in scientific advisories, [7] a Cochrane systematic review of available relevant studies found that although weigh-loss diets did reduce body weight and blood pressure, beneficial effects of those changes could not be ...
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Anything classified as alternative medicine by definition does not have a proven healing or medical effect. [2] [9] [13] [14] [15] However, there are different mechanisms through which it can be perceived to "work". The common denominator of these mechanisms is that effects are mis-attributed to the alternative treatment. How alternative ...
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
Vermont, a state with a long waiting list for medically based drug treatment, suspended a doctor’s license over incomplete paperwork. As doctors face scrutiny from the DEA, states have imposed even greater regulations severely limiting access to the medications, according to a 2014 report commissioned by the federal agency SAMHSA.
Symptoms are similar to B 12 deficiency: anemia due to reduced hemopoiesis, neuropathy, tinnitus, and numbness in extremities. As such, a two week course of vitamin B 12 injection (not oral supplementation) is recommended as a first-line treatment, combined with abstinence; [ 3 ] oral supplementation may be phased-in later. [ 9 ]