Pregnancy :: No adverse effects from steroids on premature babies
A major international study led by University of Adelaide researchers has confirmed the benefits for premature babies of giving their pregnant mothers repeat doses of corticosteroids.
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Erectile Dysfunction :: Deguozhanjiang UNSAFE
The Hong Kong Department of Health advised consumers not to use Deguozhanjiang because it contains sildenafil and tadalafil, prescription drugs used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction that should only be taken under the guidance of a health professional.
Erectile Dysfunction :: Oyster Plus UNSAFE
The Malaysian Ministry of Health cancelled the registration of the product Oyster Plus due to the presence of tadalafil, a prescription drug used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction that should only be taken under the guidance of a health professional.
Erectile Dysfunction :: Top Gun for Men Herbal Extracts UNSAFE
The Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia advised consumers not to use Top Gun for Men Herbal Extracts because it contains a substance similar to tadalafil.
Diabetes :: Study highlights characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes initiating insulin
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced baseline data from INSTIGATE, a 24-month study presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Infant :: California warns consumers to stop giving Baby’s Bliss gripe water apple-flavored to children
Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today warned consumers, especially parents of infants, to immediately stop giving Baby’s Bliss Gripe Water – Apple Flavored to children because it may be contaminated with a parasitic microorganism called Cryptosporidium, a parasite that can cause intestinal infections.
Cholera :: Iraqi cholera outbreak widens to include first case in Baghdad
The cholera outbreak in northern Iraq has spread south to the capital Baghdad and more than 1,500 cases have now been confirmed across the country, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported.
Chemotherapy :: Cancer cells mimic stem cells to evade chemotherapy
Anti-cancer treatments often effectively shrink the size of tumors, but some might have an opposite effect, actually expanding the small population of cancer stem cells believed to drive the disease, according to findings presented Sept. 19 by Vasyl Vasko, M.D. Ph.D., a pathologist at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) at the American Association for Cancer Research’s second International Conference on Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development.
Bipolar Disorder :: Study to compare efficacy of mood stabilizers for geriatric patients of bipolar disorder
Until now, there has been little research on the best ways to care for geriatric patients with bipolar disorder. Now, a major National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)–funded multi-site clinical research study — led by the Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division — is the first to compare the efficacy of two commonly used mood stabilizers for geriatric patients suffering from the episodes of symptoms that characterize bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic-depressive illness.
Erectile Dysfunction :: Chongcaoliubian Jiaonang and Santi Scalper Penis Erection Capsule UNSAFE
The Hong Kong Department of Health advised consumers not to use Chongcaoliubian Jiaonang or Santi Scalper Penis Erection Capsule because they contain sildenafil.