A superbug is threatening to make germs impervious to many antibiotics. The gene called NDM-1, has caused people to become sick in three states in the U.S. as well as Canada, and the bug is beginning to show itself all over the world. According to the Huffington Post reports: “People […]
We take care of our bodies by watching what we eat and drink and through devoted exercise regimens. Do you know that you also need to take care of the toxins that may be lurking in your home? Research shows that common household products and body-care products are increasingly being […]
The Food and Drug Administration and European drug regulators made a major announcement today that will affect more than half a million Type 2 diabetics currently using Avandia, or its generic form rosiglitazone, to control their blood sugar. Although manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, has continued to stand behind the drug, Avandia […]
The first of the applications is called “Vree”. It is an application, which runs on the IPhone and the IPod Touch. The application includes features including: Diabetes education – interactive lessons to help understand diabetes. Blood Glucose tracking – reminders to check glucose and record it. Nutrition tracking – calculates […]
For several years now, there have been numerous reports of safety concerns relating to a number of popular osteoporosis drugs that are part of the bisphosphonate class. This group of drugs includes Didronel, Skelid, Aredia, Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, Aclasta, Bondronat, Fosavance, Reclast, and Zometa. The first safety concerns were over […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released another study on how much fruits and vegetables are consumed by Americans and the findings were not encouraging. Only about 26 percent of Americans ate vegetables three or more times a day and only one-third of US adults consumed fruits […]
We try to take care of our bodies by watching what we eat and drink and exercising. But did you know that you also need to take care of the toxins that may be lurking in your home? Research shows that common household products and body-care products are increasingly being […]
Imagine you have lost your sense of smell. Imagine that favorite smell, the smell of clean sheets, just isn’t there anymore. Imagine you cannot taste anything. Imagine your once favorite dish just tastes…well, wrong. That is just a little of what many users of Zicam will endure for the rest […]
Trasylol® (Aprotinin injection) is an amino acid derived from the lung tissue of cows. Bayer manufactured Trasylol and originally set forth its indication for use as: “For prophylactic use to reduce perioperative blood loss and the need for blood transfusion in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in the course of […]
A 2009 study published by the New England Journal of Medicine analyzed almost 12 million Medicare beneficiaries and found: 20% of patients were readmitted within 30 days of discharge 34 % of patients were readmitted in 90 days of discharge 67.1% of patients percent were readmitted one year after discharge […]
