Does J&J’s Regranex cause cancer?
A Johnson & Johnson foot gel used by diabetics may increase the risk of cancer and death, U.S. health officials said on Thursday in announcing an investigation into the issue.
The Food and Drug Administration said a study of the gel, called Regranex, found an increase in the number of cancer […]
Could proper sleep be the next Ritalin for children with attention or hyperactivity problems? Researchers are investigating the effects of sleep on ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
From: http://www.douglasrecherche.qc.ca/groups/attention-behaviour-sleep/adhd-sleep.asp?l=e
Why study ADHD?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder in Quebec and in Canada affecting 3-5% of all children and accounting for the […]
A drug used to treat people infected with the AIDS virus has shown promise as a possible future weapon against cancer, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
Scientists at the U.S. National Cancer Institute examined how drugs called protease inhibitors, usually given in combination with other drugs to fight the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, performed against […]
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich., July 24 /PRNewswire/ — “The current debate over Michael Moore’s recently released movie Sicko is misplaced,” said Lori-Ann Rickard, managing partner for Rickard & Associates, P.C., a St. Clair Shores legal and business consulting firm that specializes in the healthcare field. “In fact many of the conclusions being made either by […]
Merck has agreed to help develop a cancer pill invented by tiny Ariad Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, Mass., in a deal the little biotech says could be worth $1 billion.
The drug, AP23573, is being tested in bone and soft tissue sarcomas, a deadly but rare cancer that afflicts only 13,000 people a year worldwide. It could […]
CHICAGO, May 15 /PRNewswire/ — A new survey of hundreds of migraine patients and physicians commissioned by the National Headache Foundation and conducted by Harris Interactive shows that 20 percent of migraine patients are currently taking potentially addictive medications that contain barbiturates or opioids and have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug […]
NEW YORK, NY — (MARKET WIRE) — May 10, 2007 — By merging ordinary technology such as cell phones and personal computers with sophisticated web-based applications, Mosaic Health Solutions has created a breakthrough online health tracking system that allows users to more effectively and efficiently manage their personal health. Called Healthy Footsteps(SM), the interactive program […]
NORTHVILLE, Mich., April 25 /PRNewswire/ — At 85, Carson Lapp has no need for prescription drugs. At age 59, he carried a bottle of Nitro because his doctor was concerned about his heart. Then he began to educate himself to natural approaches to heart problems and health in general. Natural Health- Healing Resources.com is Lapp’s […]
LONDON, April 19 /PRNewswire/ — The asthma inhaler has been transformed. With cool modern colours including two that glow in the dark and a thermo chromic (heat change sensitive) version; children, teenagers and sufferers of all ages now have a clever, stylish choice that also keeps their inhalers clean.
Apods(TM) can be purchased online at www.asthmapods.com.
The […]
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 18 /PRNewswire/ — For nearly a decade, oncologists have been telling patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy that they should not take antioxidants and other nutritional supplements because they interfere with treatment. However, a two-part article published in the most recent issues of Alternative Therapies, should lay this myth to rest.
Oncologist […]