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Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers

Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son`s Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the DangersTHURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- J.D. Butler was planning a future with his girlfriend at his favorite New York City restaurant when that future came to a sudden, crushing halt.“They were planning on when she was moving in and arranging floor plans on the table, with where the furniture was going to go,” said his mother, Karen Butler, a lifelong New York resident. “And he had a grand mal seizure, and then his heart stopped.”A subsequent autopsy revealed that J.D.'s fatal seizure was brought on by mitragynine toxicity, caused by long-term ingestion of the widely used herbal supplement kratom, Butler said.“She said there was evidence in his organ tissue that it had been in his body consistently for a while,” Butler said. “It’s one of those drugs to which you...

Amid Shortages, Federal Agencies Ask Drugmakers to Boost...

2 August 2023
Amid Shortages, Federal Agencies Ask Drugmakers to Boost Output of ADHD MedsWEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- While demand for prescription stimulants is surging, a shortage of the drugs persists, so federal officials have stepped in and asked drug companies to ramp up production of the medications.Officials from both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made the joint request.“The FDA and DEA do not manufacture drugs and cannot require a pharmaceutical company to make a drug, make more of a drug or change the distribution of a drug,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf and Drug Enforcement Administration leader Anne Milgram wrote in a letter issued Tuesday. “That said, we are working closely with numerous manufacturers, agencies and others in the supply chain to understand, prevent and reduce...

Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in...

2 August 2023
Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in Trial, May Gain FDA ApprovalWEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- All eyes are on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week as the agency weighs approval of a new pill that may quickly treat and ease severe postpartum depression. Approval of the drug could help millions of women regain their emotional equilibrium following childbirth. The FDA's decision is expected by Friday.Taken as a pill once a day for two weeks, zuranolone showed “rapid, significant and sustained” reductions in depressive symptoms when compared to a placebo, or dummy pill, according to a recent study of nearly 200 women.These improvements occurred in as few as three days and were still evident 28 and 45 days later, said study author Dr. Kristina Deligiannidis. She is a professor at the Institute of Behavioral Science at the...

Psilocybin May Help Some Who Battle Anorexia

1 August 2023
Psilocybin May Help Some Who Battle AnorexiaTUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- One dose of the hallucinogenic ingredient in "magic mushrooms" may help some people with anorexia move past their preoccupation with body image, an early study suggests.The study, of just 10 women with anorexia, tested the effects of a single dose of psilocybin plus psychological counseling sessions.Researchers found that the treatment appeared safe, with patients rating the experience as a positive one.And within three months, four of 10 women had a significant improvement in their eating disorder "pathology." That meant certain eating-disorder behaviors — including preoccupation with weight and body shape — improved to the degree that they were close to what's typical of people without an eating disorder.There are plenty of caveats in the...

Kombucha May Help Control Blood Sugar in Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

1 August 2023
Kombucha May Help Control Blood Sugar in Folks With Type 2 DiabetesTUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Kombucha is a fermented tea that many folks believe offers numerous health benefits — and new research suggests they may be right.Though the study was small -- 12 participants -- it found that kombucha may help lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Fermented with bacteria and yeasts, the drink has been consumed in China since 200 B.C. but it has been embraced in the United States only since the 1990s, researchers said. “Apple cider vinegar was really taking off and people were talking about it all the time and kombucha,” said study author Dr. Daniel Merenstein, director of family medicine research at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. “And they have a farmers market at Georgetown where they sell kombucha, so we...
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