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HIV :: A Generic AIDS Drug Stavudine for AIDS Relief

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the tentative approval of Stavudine (stav’ yoo deen) for Oral Solution, 1 mg/mL to be manufactured by Aurobindo Pharma LTD. of Hyderabad, India. This product is the first generic version of the already approved Zerit for oral solution manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb. This child-friendly product is indicated for use in pediatric patients with HIV, from birth through adolescence. This product will now be available for consideration for purchase under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

Influenza :: Tamiflu for Prevention of Influenza in Children

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) for prevention (prophylaxis) of seasonal influenza (“flu”) in children 1 to 12 years of age who had close contact with an infected individual. This is the first drug approved for prevention of both influenza A and B in pediatric patients.

Back Pain :: Cement your spine to ease your pain

A new study published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology has found that patients report less back pain at rest and while active following vertebroplasty, a procedure in which medical cement is injected into painful compression fractures in the spinal vertebrae due to osteoporosis. Patients also reported improved function in their daily activities, such as walking, housework and getting dressed.

Fibromyalgia :: Pain Relief for Pressure Sensitive Tender Points in Fibromyalgia

The 024 Essential Oil Pain Neutralizer preparation is a mixture of essential oils that does not contain any additives such as alcohol or other stabilizers. This makes the preparation universally applicable and allows it to be applied both to mucous membranes and to wounds. Various studies showed that patients suffering from sports injuries and contusions experienced a quick reduction of the swelling and speedy recovery after local applications of the preparation.

Depression :: Biovail receives FDA approval for antidepressant citalopram tablet

Biovail Corp. has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to sell its a formulation of the antidepressant citalopram. The company said Wednesday it received an approval letter from the FDA for an orally disintegrating tablet formulation of citalopram hydrobromide.

Multiple Sclerosis :: Bee Sting Therapy and Multiple Sclerosis

Bee sting therapy is not effective in treating the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), and does not improve quality of life, according to the first controlled study to investigate the alternative treatment in MS patients.

Sinusitis :: Homoeopathy and Sinusitis

Sinusitis is inflammation of the linings of the sinuses that surround the nose. It is the inflammation of the mucous membranes of one or more of the sinuses. The sinuses are air-filled spaces in the skull behind the bones of the face and forehead that open up into the nasal cavity. They are lined with the mucous membrane and it produces a slimy secretion called as mucus to keep the nasal passageways moist and to trap dirt particles.

Breast Cancer :: Treating breast cancer when pregnant

The treatment of breast cancer when the patient is pregnant does not increase the risk of congenital anomalies – assures Dr. Guillermo, director of the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the University Hospital of the University of Navarra.

Incontinence :: Childbirth not linked to urinary incontinence

Postmenopausal women who have given birth vaginally do not appear to suffer from urinary incontinence at higher rates than their sisters who have never given birth, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study published in the December Obstetrics and Gynecology journal.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome :: Probiotic Relieves Irritable Bowel Syndrome

When Dr. Eamonn M. M. Quigley of the University Cork College in Ireland, and team, tested the beneficial strain of bacteria called Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 on lab animals, the researchers found that this probiotic had a modulating effect, stabilizing both diarrhea and constipation.