We know Lamisil Tablets as a treatment for nail fungus infection (onychomycosis) whose generic versions have been approved by the FDA in July of this year. Now, the FDA has just approved Lamisil Oral...
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A most widely-used Painkiller - acetaminophen - when taken in combination with large amounts of caffeine may potentially cause liver damage. The toxic interaction could occur not only from drinking...
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The new experimental drug axitinib has shown promise against advanced kidney cancer when options are at a dead-end once tumors don't respond to novel therapies. According to lead investigator Dr...
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There has been no strong association found between intake of fruits and vegetables and the reduction of colon cancer risk. A team of researchers led by Anita Koushik, Ph.D., formerly of the Harvard...
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Filed in archive Treatment
by Gloria Gamat on September 27, 2007
We all may have to drop that pain relieving pill over six months of acupuncture as it appears to be more effective than conventional therapy in treating low back pain. Both sham acupuncture and...
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Manufactured by Cephalon, Inc - Fentora (fentanyl buccal) - was approved by the FDA for the management of breakthrough pain in patients with cancer who are already receiving and who are tolerant to...
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Invasive procedures are required for prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases and genetic monitoring of fetal development. If you've been pregnant before, for sure you have heard or at least read...
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Salvestrol Q40 is the compound found in abundance from tangerine fruit peels. A team from the Leicester School of Pharmacy identified Salvestrol Q40 to be able to destroy cancer cells. Salvestrol Q40...
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We already know that the mediterranean diet prevents cardiovascular diseases and is also beneficial to those who already have heart problems. Just recently, the mediterranean diet has been found to...
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If you are one of those yo-yo dieter, you may want to read the issue discussed at Med Journal Watch. Try to lose weight and you may end up heavier than before; it seems that you must avoid low......
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The standard treatment for the highly contagious form of lung disease - tuberculosis - takes 6 months. Conventional TB Therapy prescribes a mix of antibiotics, typically four, given in view of a...
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Diet alone is not enough for those over 50 and will only get adequate amounts of several vitamins and minerals if they regularly take dietary supplements. According to Researcher Rhonda Sebastian from...
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Previously the nasal influenza vaccine Flumist® is limited to healthy children aged 5 and older and adults up to 49 years of age. Now, it has been recently approved by the US FDA to include children...
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If you dig into the archives of this blog, there are just too much on functional or healthy foods that prevents from cancer to diabetes to arthritis and longer life. However, it is just recently that...
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Among the science and health blogs out there that I've encountered, the blog A Dozen Steps is perhaps the only that with the title alone you'll immediately know what it is about. A b5media...
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A diet composed of low-fat and more vegetables may reduce the risk or slow the onset of prostate cancer in men. Such were the findings of a new review study by George Mason University, which has once...
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The "mantra" on breastfeeding has always been that breastfeeding is good for babies even up to two years. Mainly because a mother's milk contains all the nutrients that a baby should...
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Previous research findings have always linked taking contraceptive pills or birth control pills to the development of cancer. Actually, as a woman, that has always been the notion I knew. Maybe a lot...
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A product of Eli Lilly - Evista (raloxifene hydrochloride) was previously indicated for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Now, the FDA has recently approved the second indication...
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These days, almost everybody is using a mobile phone. In fact I have been dependent on mobile phones for almost ten years now, I cannot even imagine a day without a cellphone. Anyway, in this...
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Filed in archive Genetics
by Gloria Gamat on September 12, 2007
Many other things (conditions, diseases and stuff), even cancer or diabetes is in our genes. Now, even quitting smoking is in your genes! A genetic variant (SNP) of the CYP2B6 gene present in almost...
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