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Oral use of ZYVOX (Linezolid) is better to Intravenous Vancomycin use for Skin Infections

...s than 28 days. The most commonly reported adverse events in adults across clinical trials were nausea, headache, and diarrhea....

Diabetic drug Pioglitazone found to reduce heart risk

... non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke, these events are the main reason for their decreased life expectancy//. There is indirect evidence that agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-? (PPAR-?) could reduce macrovascular complications. Pioglitazone is one such agonist used to treat type...

New laser technology heals acne scars

...and more uniform layers. However, possible adverse events include infection, bleeding, pigment changes and p...ause they significantly decrease risks for adverse events and reduce the need for post-op care,” said lead author Dina Yaghmai, MD. “These laser systems have ...

Indian Olympic Association And UNICEF To Collaborate On HIV/AIDS Awareness

...uring practices, through coaching sessions, during events and at breaks and half-times." Source: Indo-Asian News Service...

Stenting: A Possible Remedy For Brain Artery Blockage

...tenting. Only two clinically insignificant adverse events were noted: one asymptomatic hemorrhage and one nonflow-limiting dissection.The authors state that endovascular treatment of acute ICA occlusion appears to have a high-recanalization rate and is relatively safe in patients with acute ICA occlusion. H...

India to maintain Public domain Registry database of clinical trials conducted in India.

...ity, creating review mechanisms, reporting adverse events and accreditation and regulation. The workshop was attended by more than 60 delegates including government officials, researchers, pharmaceutical companies' representatives, NGOs and advocacy groups are attending the workshop. It is being held in t...

Indian Doctor Wants March 21st To Be Celebrated As World Down Syndrome Day

...Day (WDSD). His organization will host a series of events and activities to launch the inaugural WDSD. He has choosen the date March 21st to signify the uniqueness of the syndrome as the Trisomy 21 chromosome is used synonymously with Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome is the most common cause of mental retardat...

Morphine Withdrawal Complicates Hepatitis C Infection in Drug Abusers

... they used a virus-like “replicon” that mimics the events that occur in liver cells. Although the replicon does not produce the infectious virus, the HCV replicon system represents the best available system for examining the impact of opiates on HCV at the time of the study. It was found that there was an...

Safest painkiller Ibuprofen found to cause severe GI bleeding

...299mL. Other side effects anemia and other adverse events can be observed at any dose of ibuprofen. It is hoped that these findings will bring attention to the reality of the amount of painkillers potentially being used by patients at home....

Frequent Vacations Ease Mental Stress

...d socio-economic status. The self-reported health events were then verified through electronic medical records available at Marshfield Clinic. Results found that a majority of those surveyed took a vacation once a year (34 percent), followed by twice a year (23.4 percent), once every two to five years (2...

Negative Effects Of Sedatives

...n 1,016 participants. Seven cases led to serious events - six falls and one car crash. The study suggests that older patients are more than twice as likely to experience an adverse effect after taking sedatives as they are to gain a better quality of sleep. The researchers suggested that older people s...

Lip Piercing Can Be Fatal

...ng. In this case, body piercing started a chain of events that eventually cost Daniel his life.'...

A Simple Test To Detect Heart Disease In Women Can Be Lifesaving

...ll following exercise. The incidences of cardiac events such as heart attack or deaths were considerably h...ts revealed that 23 patients had died from cardiac events and 54 had experienced heart attack. The new stress test served as an important predictor in the hig...

Viewing Loss Of Virginity As A Social Phenomenon

...changing views regarding one of the most important events in life. We all read and hear the statistics about at what age's men and women begin having sex, but it doesn't tell us what losing their virginity means to them. Nor do these figures tell us how teens and young adults made decisions about when, wher...

US Reviews Risks Of Tamiflu After 12 Children Die

...here is no increase in deaths and neuropsychiatric events in patients on Tamiflu versus influenza patients in general. Officials from the FDA and the Swiss drugs giant will present information about the cases to an FDA advisory panel today. Demand for Tamiflu has soared as avian flu, which has killed at le...

US Regulator Sees No Link Between Tamiflu And Japan Deaths

...ween pediatric deaths and neuropsychiatric adverse events and Tamiflu,' an FDA statement said after a hearin...o change the drug's labeling based on adverse skin events that have occurred in a small number of patients, mostly in Japan.' 'We welcome the outcome of the ...

Beauty contest with a difference

...p HIV infected people lead a normal life. HIV/AIDS events will also be organized across the country on the day. The contest will also serve to create greater awareness with regard to the disease among the population, particularly women, like in the case of India, it is perceived that educating a woman is ...

‘Marriage Squabbles’ bad for both Emotional and Physical Wound

... stress they are in by recalling the activities or events in life over a specified ... <a href='../patients/calculators/life_stressor.asp '>www.medindia.net/patients/ calculators/life_stressor.asp While stress has often been cited as a source of acne, these claims have been ... It was observed t...

Birth Weight of Babies Important Predictor for Salt Preference

...e of this relationship suggests that developmental events occurring in utero may have a lasting influence on an individual's preference for salty taste", according to lead author Leslie Stein. Early childhood is regarded to a critical age for the formation of preferences for flavor and food. That is why m...

After sugar it is salt’s turn to come under the scientist's eye

...e of this relationship suggests that developmental events occurring in utero may have a lasting influence on an individual's preference for salty taste.", said the lead researcher. In his words about the study, “A similar relationship was found in a subset of the same children at preschool age. The analy...

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