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New Zealand Scientist Warns On Fake Drugs

...r//.Dallas Mildenhall said some of the counterfeit pills not only lacked the proper ingredients to treat il...g is so good that it's impossible to tell the fake pills and packaging apart from the genuine product, even with close visual inspection," said Mildenhall, w...

Folic Acid Supplements Could Help Conception

...k had a 30 percent cut in risk, while those taking pills for two days or less were no better off than women not taking supplements. The analysis showed folic acid was one of the most important reasons for the reduction in risk, although some other vitamins played a part, Jorge Chavarro, a research fellow...

Crushing Pills can cause Severe Side effects

According to experts, crushing pills for easier swallowing can be dangerous as the tabl..., liquid or inhaler form.”Difficulty in swallowing pills is experienced by around 60% of the older people. Studies have revealed that tablets are being crush...

Youngsters on a new ‘high’ with caffeine supplemens

... symptoms encountered because of abuse of caffeine pills are sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,chest pains and palpitation of heart. Over 250 cases of medical complications have been recorded so far which have developed from intake of caffeine supplements. Sadly the researchers noted that most of youn...

Party Pills Cause More Spills Than Thrills, and Can Even Kill!

Doctors have cautioned against the use of party pills amid growing concerns about their safety. // The Medical Association has warned that party pills could trigger seizures, unfounded fears and even hypothermia. The Chairman of the association, Ross ...

Manufacturer of birth control patch runs into rough ‘patches

...of developing blood clots than those women who use pills ,as a side effect. The counsel for the defendants has declined from making any comments. MST...

Menstruation Increases Chances Of Sports Injury

...was seen that women who were not on birth control pills were far more likely to have injuries ( mostly on their legs) when they had their period though both groups had the same rates of injury. Other published studies have reported that women have less coordination, postural control and, reaction time d...

Awareness about Women's Cancers- A National Concern

... Similar claims are made about using birth control pills and deodorants. The Internet also supplies a lot of information both correct and incorrect, so it is important that women are made aware of the actual facts. The precautions women can take are - self examination of breasts after age 30, special pre...

Voluntary Recall Of Tainted Painkillers

...llar General. Perrigo has cautioned users that the pills could contain fragments of metal after trace amoun...cturing equipment. When sweeping around 70 million pills with metal detectors, Perrigo inspectors found that 200 caplets contained pieces of metal ranging fr...

Research Questions Use of Sleep Meds for Patients with Apnea

... “Our study does not support prescription sleeping pills for all new CPAP users, but OSA patients with inso...ve worn off,” said Capt. Bradshaw. “Also, sleeping pills sometimes have residual daytime effects, such as sleepiness, and can interfere with cognitive functi...

Diabetes Linked to High Stress Levels

...duals of all ages. The long held myth of the sweet pills of homeopathy aggravating diabetes is ungrounded b...use of the extremely small size of the homeopathic pills and therefore the amount of lactose is so miniscule that it does not affect sugar intake. Many hea...

A More Convenient HIV Treatment Is as Effective as More Complex Regimens

...ase inhibitor// but require patients to take fewer pills each day, according to a new study funded in part by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The study, published in the October 28 online issue of the Lancet, found that disease progression was similar for both regimens, but NNRTI-based t...

Holiday Season Could Ring in “Heartburn Season

...g to give you heartburn, you can take one of those pills a half hour before your meal, and you may be able to prevent the heartburn.” The most powerful type of medicines, and the ones more suited for people who have ongoing heartburn, are called proton-pump inhibitors. There is only one brand of proton p...

Contraceptive tailed by Controversies:Birth Control Patch

...developing blood clots. Use of oral birth control pills containing the same ingredient seems to have a lesser risk factor, opined the manufacturer of the product. Health Canada begs to differ on this point and opines that both may carry the same amount of risk. They are determined to give the Canadian w...

Now, a Hormone-free Contraceptive Pill for Men

... the online edition of Daily Mail. Contraceptive pills available in the market now are only for the exclu...e of women. Annual worldwide sales of these female pills are worth 21 billion pounds. Currently men who want to take responsibility for contraception have...

Gene Therapy May Be the Solution for Erectile Dysfunction

...atments for men with erectile dysfunction, whether pills or minimally invasive therapies, must be used ‘on demand’, thereby reducing the spontaneity of the sexual act.” Erectile dysfunction affects more than 50 percent of men aged 40 to70 and 70 percent above age 70, according to the Massachusetts Male...

Standards Required to Control the ‘weight-loss Pills’ Markt

... concern that Americans are purchasing weight-loss pills from manufacturers, who are evading the laws laid down by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). // According to statistics, Americans could be expending $35 billion annually on weight-loss products that are most often useless and at other tim...

Anti-Craving Drug, Naltrexone Helps Women Quit Smoking

... Naltrexone (brand name Revia) or inactive placebo pills in combination with six months of behavioral counseling sessions and one month of the nicotine patch. But Naltrexone seemed to help the women more than the men. 58% of female smokers taking the drug were able to quit, compared with only 39% of tho...

Free Plan B Faces Controversy

...to avoid an unwanted pregnancy. It consists of pills containing levonorgestrel or also called progesterone only pills. Other pills with a combination of oetrogen and progesterone as well have been approved by the FDA. They act by p...

Laxatives are Not the Right Option for Losing Weight

...emale students. Though these women start with few pills a day, soon they acquire a temptation to consume in dozens in order to prevent the absorption of calories after bingeing. Steve Bloomfield, the association's spokesperson said, 'Most people binge on sugary foods which are absorbed quickly, so taking...

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