Eczema Drugs — Elidel and Protopic

The FDA announced the support of updated labeling for two topical eczema drugs, Elidel Cream and Protopic Ointment. The labeling will be updated with a boxed warning about a potential risk of cancer and a Medication Guide will be circulated to help guarantee that patients using these prescription medicines are aware of this matter.

The Annals of Internal Medicine published an article in January, 2006 reporting three patients who experienced severe liver toxicity following the taking of Ketek (telithromycin). These cases have also been conveyed to FDA MedWatch.

In this land of plenty, a conservative estimate calls 4 out of 10 Americans “addicts.” Abused substances include sugar, caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, prescription drugs and street drugs including pot. Addiction can serve us well once we recognize that substance abuse is a way to obscure honest, peaceful, self-discovery. Using, of any addictive substance, gives us […]

If you have a habit of skimping on sleep, you may actually be causing long-term concerns in virtually every aspect of your health. In the United States, 50-70 million adults experience sleep deprivation.

As the number of baby-boomers who reach retirement continues to grow, an eye disease called macular degeneration – or age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – is an ever-increasing health issue for millions of people. In fact, AMD is statistically found in nearly one-third of American adults over the age of 65, and is the leading cause of blindness in this age group

Description of the ingredients in Oxy-Powder.

Alternative medicine is made up of a rich collection of techniques and therapies that can fall under several headings such as alternative therapy, complimentary therapy and traditional naturopathic (holistic) therapy.

Not getting enough vitamin B12 may take a serious toll on the brain. Two new studies of the elderly link impairments of memory and reasoning with an indirect measure of vitamin B12 deficiency. Worse, brain scans reveal that those with signs of insufficient B12 are more likely to have shrinkage of brain tissue, vascular damage and patches of dead brain cells than are people with higher levels of the vitamin.

Dow has engineered a corn strain that withstands lashings of its herbicide, 2,4-D. The company’s pitch to farmers is simple: Your fields are becoming choked with weeds that have developed resistance to Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. As soon as the USDA okays our product, all your problems will be solved.

Over the last few years, research has suggested H. pylori infection might also be a risk factor in the development of Alzheimer’s Dementia. There are at least two studies showing patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia were more likely to be positive for signs of H pylori infection than people their age without dementia.