Thursday, December 25

Botanicals

Topical botanicals prove effective for pediatric atopic dermatitis
3Jan By CatherineNo Comments
Botanicals

Topical botanicals prove effective for pediatric atopic dermatitis

“Topical botanicals could be used as adjunctive therapy to help reach and maintain disease clearance," Leon H. Kircik, M.D. “Botanicals are not new and have been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine. However, what’s new is that the botanicals are now being evaluated in a more scientific fashion,” says Leon H. Kircik, M.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, and co-author of the study. Compared to vehicle, results showed the test product achieved superior outcomes in all evaluated clinical parameters. The results revealed that 40% of subjects achieved 0 (clear) on the IGA scale and 60% achieved 0 or 1 (clear or almost clear) on the IGA scale compared to 8% or 38% of vehicle subjects, respectively. The BSA comparative outcomes, as well ...
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27Dec By CatherineNo Comments
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Curbing habitual alcohol use

Lawmakers across the United States continue to debate the safety of kratom, an opioid-containing plant that has been listed as a “drug of concern” by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It's sold by kratom vendors over the counter in specialty stores and online. Substance use disorders are a major health concern in the U.S. and a growing number of people suffering from these diseases are self-medicating with kratom to help break a cycle of dependence. After tobacco, the most commonly abused substance in the U.S. is alcohol with nearly 15 million people diagnosed with an alcohol use disorder. A Purdue University-led team published a paper in the Nov. 8 edition of the British Journal of Pharmacology examining the effects of kratom and the potential impacts on people with alcohol use...
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25Dec By CatherineNo Comments
Botanicals

Kratom Smugglers Face Prison in Asia

Over one and a half tons of kratom were recently seized in Turkey at the Istanbul Airport. A drug sniffing dog detected kratom powder in dozens of packages wrapped in plastic. “Subject to numerous ...
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