Do Not Use Excite for women and Ultimates for men, says Health Canada
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use Excite for women and Ultimates for men due to concerns about possible side-effects.
Medicine
Insulin :: Fat on chest and upper back increases risk of insulin resistance
Upper trunk fat ?? deposits of fat on the chest and back ?? is associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance, a condition that is a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
Breastfeeding :: Codeine use by nursing mothers may cause side effects in infants, says FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned that nursing infants may be at increased risk of morphine overdose if their mothers are taking codeine and are ultra-rapid metabolizers of codeine. The agency has reviewed all available information on this subject since a medical journal reported the death of a 13-day old breastfed infant who died from morphine overdose.
Malaria :: Kenyan malaria success strengthens call for free insecticide-treated nets for all
Experts have today called for international agencies to provide insecticide-treated bed nets for all children in Africa as the most equitable way of tackling malaria. Their call is supported by new research co-funded by the Wellcome Trust showing how successful a scheme run by the Kenyan government has been at distributing the nets.
Cough :: Safety and Efficacy of Pediatric Cough & Cold Medicines
Following is a statement by Linda A. Suydam, D.P.A., president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), regarding the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medicines:
Medicine :: Shire supports Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime
Shire BioChem Inc. announced that it is pleased to support Canada?s Access to Medicines Regime to enable a Canadian company (Apotex) to manufacture in Canada a generic fixed dose triple combination antiretroviral medicine that contains a drug (3TC?) over which Shire BioChem Inc. holds patent rights in Canada.
Lead :: Lead exposure, the facts, Q&A with Children’s Hospital Boston toxicologists
Recent toy recalls may leave you wondering about your child’s exposure to lead. Read on to get the facts from Children’s Hospital Boston’s Michael Shannon, MD, MPH, an emergency physician, toxicologist and co-director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Center at Children’s Hospital Boston and Alan Woolf, MD, MPH, a pediatrician, toxicologist, co-director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Center and director of the Environmental Medicine Program at Children’s Hospital Boston.
Heart :: Total artificial heart patient nears one-year anniversary of receiving high-tech implant at U-M
A year ago, 42-year-old Phillip Hall was facing near-certain death, perhaps within weeks. But today, he?s about to celebrate his birthday, his tenth wedding anniversary ? and the one-year anniversary of the day he was rushed into a University of Michigan operating room and implanted with a temporary total artificial heart that saved his life by replacing his own failing heart.
Vaccine :: GlaxoSmithKline signs contract for its pandemic flu vaccine with UK Government
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that it has entered into an agreement with the UK Government to provide its pandemic influenza vaccine in the event of a flu pandemic. It is one of the largest contracts signed by GSK to date for its proprietary adjuvanted pandemic flu vaccine.
Psychiatry :: Department of Psychiatry Will Play Major Role in Veterans Center
More than a dozen faculty members from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will direct programs, conduct research and provide treatment at the new Veterans Administration Center of Excellence in Canandaigua.