Three members of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee have resigned after the agency this week approved a new drug for Alzheimer disease despite a lack of strong proof that it provides any benefits to patients. Aduhelm (aducanumab)—a…
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Prescribed CBD could help people quit cannabis
Results from the first-ever randomised clinical trial of CBD for cannabis use disorder suggests that prescribed doses of the non-intoxicating constituent part of the cannabis plant could help people kick the habit. In the MRC-funded trial, published in the Lancet…
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Patients Who Quit Smoking Before Weight-Loss Surgery Often Relapse: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2020 — Many people who quit smoking before having weight-loss surgery go back to cigarettes after the procedure, a new study finds. Researchers followed 1,770 adults for seven years after they had weight-loss surgery at 10 U.S….
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