Archive for the 'Health' Category

New Wrinkle Product

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Spear pharmaceuticals company announced today the approval of their new product: Tretinoin Cream. The company’s new product is therapeutically equivalent to Johnson and Johnson’s Renova cream. A new product Tretinoin Cream USP is an adjunctive agent directed for use in the palliation (mitigation) of fine wrinkles, tactile roughness of facial skin, and mottled hyperpigmentation.

New Schizophrenia Drugs: Little Advantage

Monday, September 19th, 2005

A latest study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has confirmed that new prescription drugs which are used in treating schizophrenia barely offer any real benefits over the older medications. The study took a look at “atypical antipsychotics” which are newer drugs and also used an older medication. Such drug as Zyprexa, helped […]

Soy Protein reduces bone fracture risk

Monday, September 12th, 2005

Earlier today, researchers stated that eating soy protein foods reduces pregression of osteoporosis in women following menopause during times when the risk of bone fractures is higher after menopause. After menopause, women start to lose bones pretty rapidly when estrogen levels drop, resulting in approx 5% bone mass loss each year during the following 5-7 […]

Vitamin C Helps Fight Cancer

Monday, September 12th, 2005

Based on the latest research, high doses of Vitamin C that is injected into an individual’s bloodstream could help beat cancer according to the scientists. When Vitamin C is converted into a form of ascorbate - a study showed that it killed cancer cells (in the laboratory). This most recent study was led by Dr […]

Stress: Stops Breast Cancer?

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

An interesting article came out today which states that daily levels of stress may in reduce the risk of breast cancer in a woman according to Danish researchers. They are stating that it is the “high levels” of daily stress which are good as opposed to short acute stress. This conclusion was made after a […]

Thousands now dead from Katrina

Monday, September 5th, 2005

People in New Orleans have a ghastly task ahead of them: finding and rescuing the dead bodies of those killed by the hurricane. It cannot be a fun task by any means as the people they are looking for are friends, relatives, and neighbours. The bodies are scattered all over the city from in basements, […]

Hypnosis, another alternative for weight loss

Monday, September 5th, 2005

Can you imagine a world where you are not tempted by McDonalds or Tim Horton’s Iced Cappuccinos? That world can be a reality as Americans are turning to hypnosis as a method to shear excess poundage off. America is the most obese nation in the world, at two thirds either obese or overweight. “The country […]

Newer Blood Thinner Safer

Monday, September 5th, 2005

In one of the largest studies ever, scientist has discovered that a newer blood thinner could cut the risk associated with life threatening bleeding in half. Researchers presented their findings Monday at the conference of the European Society of Cardiology, which occurs annually. The scientists stated that switching to the new drug could prevent 10 […]

Illinois’ first West Nile Death

Sunday, September 4th, 2005

Illinois Department of Public Health issued a statement claiming that a 92-year-old woman died Saturday of the West Nile virus. No information including the name was given about the woman, as was the location of the clinic where she was treated. “This death is an unfortunate reminder that West Nile can be very serious and […]

Source of mad cow disease: India

Sunday, September 4th, 2005

It turns out that the orientation of mad cow disease could have possibly oriented from Indian funerals. What happens is the bodies float down a river and get washed ashore. The result is contaminated animal feed, said British scientists on Friday. When it comes to Mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), the cause is unknown. […]