New Clopidogrel (Plavix™) Warning on Mar 14, 2010 in drug warning stroke heart problems In the US, the FDA has added a warning to those patients taking clopidogrel, a widely-prescribed anti-blood clotting medication.There is a subset of patients who are poor metabolizers of the drug. Because of this, these patients are not getting the f...
Wine, Women, Weight on Mar 10, 2010 in healthy lifestyle women's health obesity A prospective study published in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine involving nearly 20,000 women showed the opposite of what might be expected from drinking wine.The researchers concluded that, "compared with nondrinkers, initially normal-wei...
SDS + NaOH = Effective Disinfectant on Jan 20, 2010 in new inventions 'Definitely many times better than rubbing alcohol.Researchers in Berlin, Germany have come up with a simple disinfectant that is effective against bacteria (including the tuberculosis-causing mycobacteria), fungal spores, non-enveloped viruses (incl...
Gardasil HPV Vaccine For Boys? on Sep 11, 2009 in vaccination infectious diseases cancer The drug company manufacturing Gardasil, the popular vaccine known to prevent cervical cancer in women, has recently presented a study that Gardasil has also been shown to prevent genital warts in boys.Thus, the idea of vaccinating boys with Gardasil...
Dementia and High Cholesterol Levels on Aug 5, 2009 in cholesterol healthy lifestyle dementia What is your current cholesterol level? Did you ever bother to find out?A recent study suggests that cholesterol may not only play a role in cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, but also in developing dementia.High cholesterol levels in midlife...
Men With Healthy Sperms Live Longer on Aug 5, 2009 in reproduction longevity fertility You might doubt if there's a connection between healthy sperms and longer life spans among men, but a study among Danish men suggests a link."No matter what you look at, the risk of dying is decreased if you have a good semen quality compared to low;...
Cheaper Philippine Meds: EO 821 Signed! on Jul 28, 2009 in philippines cheaper medicines Inquirer.net, 28 July 2009Some questions linger:Why are only 5 essential medicines included when the original recommendation by the Department of Health (DOH) was more than 20? Only these 5 medicines are included --- "the anti-hypertensive amlodipine...
Mothers Who Spank Their Children on Jul 21, 2009Moms who suffered physical abuse or other violent experiences in childhood are much more likely to spank their infants than moms who did not suffer these adverse childhood experiences, results of a new study indicate.This study provides more evidence...
Why Medicines in the Philippines are Expensive on Jul 17, 2009 in cheaper medicines A doctor-congressman has another insightful explanation on why prescription drugs in the Philippines remain unaffordable.He pinpoints Mercury Drug, the country's biggest pharmacy, as the culprit.SOURCE: Inquirer.net, 18 July 2009With profits of over...
Wanted: (A)H1N1 Vaccine on Jul 14, 2009 in h1n1 immune system infectious diseases Even the World Health Organization is pleading that an (A)H1N1 flu vaccine be developed at the soonest possible time, possibly before autumn or winter begins this year.WHO also said that nurses, doctors, and health workers should be vaccinated first.
