Fighting COVID-19 with milk?
Authors: Elsevier As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim lives around the world, dairy scientists may have a surprising role to play. In a new report published in the Journal of…[...]
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Potential pharmacologic treatments for COVID-19 smell and taste loss: A comprehensive review
Authors: Elnaz Khani,aSajad Khiali,aSamineh Beheshtirouy,a and Taher Entezari-Malekia,b,∗ Eur J Pharmacol. 2021 Dec 5; 912: 174582.Published online 2021 Oct 19. doi: 10.1016/ j.ejphar.2021.174582 PMCID: PMC8524700PMID: 34678243 Abstract The acute loss of taste and smell following COVID-19…[...]
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Colchicine: A Possible COVID-19 Long haul Cardiac Therapy
Last Updated: December 16, 2021 Last Updated: December 16, 2021 Colchicine is an anti-inflammatory drug that is used to treat a variety of conditions, including gout, recurrent pericarditis, and familial Mediterranean fever.1 Recently,…[...]
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The Role of Colchicine in Pericardial Syndromes
Authors: George Lazaros 1, Massimo Imazio 2, Antonio Brucato 3, Charalambos Vlachopoulos 1, Emilia Lazarou 1, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos 4, Dimitris Tousoulis 1PMID: 29336245 DOI: 10.2174/1381612824666180116101823 Curr Pharm Des . 2018;24(6):702-709. doi: 10.2174/1381612824666180116101823. Abstract Background: Colchicine is an old drug originally employed for the treatment of inflammatory disorders…[...]
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Colchicine Treatment for Recurrent Pericarditis
A Decade of Experience Authors: Y. Adler, Y. Finkelstein, J. Guindo, A. Rodriguez de la Serna, Y. Shoenfeld, A. Bayes-Genis, A. Sagie, A. Bayes de Luna and D. H. SpodickOriginally published2 Jun 1998 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.97.21.2183 Circulation. 1998;97:2183–2185 Abstract Background—The most…[...]
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Age- and Sex-Specific Incidence of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated With Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 Vaccination
Authors: Aneel A. Ashrani, MD, MS1; Daniel J. Crusan, BS2; Tanya Petterson, MS2; et al JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(1):80-83. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6352 Recent reports1-4 suggest a possible association between Ad26.COV2.S (Johnson & Johnson/Janssen) COVID-19 vaccination and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). Estimates of…[...]
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Efficacy of Ivermectin Treatment on Disease Progression Among Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 and Comorbidities
The I-TECH Randomized Clinical Trial Authors: Steven Chee Loon Lim, MRCP1; Chee Peng Hor, MSc2,3; Kim Heng Tay, MRCP4; et al JAMA Intern Med. Published online February 18, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0189 Key Points Question Does adding ivermectin, an inexpensive and widely available…[...]
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Management of urticaria in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review
Authors: Eyad Abuelgasim,Ann Christine Modaragamage Dona,Rajan Singh Sondh,Amer Harky First published: 28 September 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14328 Abstract The global pandemic COVID-19 has resulted in significant global morbidity, mortality and increased healthcare demands.…[...]
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Famotidine clinical trial shows COVID-19 symptom reduction
Authors: Dagnia Zeidlickis, Vice President, Communications | zeidlick@cshl.edu | 516-367-8455 A high dose of famotidine, commonly known as Pepcid®, was found to have beneficial effects in adult patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according…[...]
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