Drug addiction is a condition in which there is uncontrolled use of a substance with a harmful outcome. Drugs overstimulate the brain’s reward circuit, producing pleasure or euphoria. With repeated ...

for the previous 5 years for long-lasting mild hyperthyroidism, but he followed the therapy erratically, and spontaneously stopped taking the drug 2 months before presentation. During the 2 years ...

The authors surveyed nearly 350 people about how many attempts it took to quit a substance before they were finally able to maintain their sobriety - revealing which drugs could be the most addicting.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The United Arab Emirates wants to build and consult on nuclear projects around the world, with the US as ...

It’s time to move on from treating heroin as Europe’s main drug problem, according to the head of the European Union’s drugs agency. That’s not to say heroin isn’t still a major problem.

Thus, patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis appear susceptible to the development of iodine-induced hypothyroidism. [6] Reversible hypothyroidism occurs occasionally at the recovery phase of ...

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metal and Molecular Materials Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38, ...

This report deals with the clinical application of these drugs, which are capable of reducing to normal the elevated basal metabolic rate of hyperthyroidism resulting from either primary ...

Generally speaking, healthcare providers will begin thyroid hormone replacement therapy when the TSH is over 10 milliunits per liter (mU/L) by using a drug called levothyroxine. Levels between four ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Akinesia is the inability to perform certain physical movements due to problems ...

fucoxanthin and icariin may be new alternative therapies that could be used in addition to the existing drugs, although further research is needed. In this review, we summarize the research progress ...