Birth Defects Caused By Acne Medication Can Be Minimized By Voluntary Pregnancy Prevention
Isotretinoin is a drug used to treat severe acne that woks by reducing the sebum secretion. Research done on the effect of the drug in pregnant women reveals that it can cause birth defects//. In view of the potential risks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the drug manufacturers developed a voluntary pregnancy prevention program (PPP) in 1988 to try and prevent conception in wom...Recurrent Stroke Risk is Minimized by Statin
According to a five-year study led by an international team that includes a researcher at Duke University Medical Center, the risk of recurrent stroke// is reduced by 16%, in people who have no known history of coronary heart disease and start on a regular treatment with atorvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug The Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARC...Prostate Biopsy pain minimized
A new study at the Mayo Clinic has found that injecting an anesthetic at some points can decrease pain during prostate biopsy.// Men with abnormal digital rectal exams or elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests ( both appear for prostate cancer), usually get prostate biopsies done. Nearly 16% pf the patients suffer a moderate or higher level of pain during their biopsy, accor...Hot Flashes Could Be Minimized By Rhubarb Extract
Researchers said that a pill containing rhubarb extract could minimize the severity of hot flashes in perimenopausal women.// Researchers studied 109 perimenopausal women to determine the usefulness of rhubarb extracts. They gave half the women 4 milligrams of the extract, while the other half took a placebo for 12 weeks. The group, which took the rhubarb extract pill, had less severe...White House Hid, Minimized Health Reports: Ex-surgeon General
The former US surgeon general has launched a blistering attack on the White House saying it deliberately quashed or downplayed several important health reports for political reasons . Dr Richard Carmona, who held the post as the country's chief health educator from 2002 to 2006, told lawmakers that he was not authorized to discuss certain sensitive subjects in public....