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Blood pressure medication improves COVID-19 survival rates
EurekAlert! - 23 Aug 2020 06:00
(University of East Anglia) New research finds that medication for high blood pressure could improve Covid-19 survival rates and reduce the severity of infection.Researchers studied 28,000 patients taking antihypertensiv...
Electronic alert reduces excessive prescribing of short-acting asthma relievers
EurekAlert! - 23 Aug 2020 06:00
(European Lung Foundation) An automatic, electronic alert on general practitioners' computer screens can help to prevent excessive prescribing of short-acting asthma reliever medication, according to research to be prese...
Fewer fungi types in lungs linked to worse disease in acute respiratory distress syndrome
EurekAlert! - 23 Aug 2020 06:00
(European Lung Foundation) Many COVID-19 patients develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a life-threatening condition where the lungs cannot provide the body's vital organs with enough oxygen. Patients with ...
Research reveals toll of pandemic on those with eating disorders
EurekAlert! - 23 Aug 2020 06:00
(Northumbria University ) The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound, negative impact on nine out of ten people with experience of eating disorders, a new study from Northumbria University, Newcastle, reveals.
Sofosbuvir/daclatasvir drugs may be effective coronavirus treatment
EurekAlert! - 23 Aug 2020 06:00
(Oxford University Press USA) Several new papers in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, published by Oxford University Press, suggest successful treatments for COVID-19.