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Pills and Potions: FDA: No More Cold Meds for Young Children
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A walk along the path from discovery to development of life-saving and symptom-alleviating medications along with cautionary tales as they come to our attention. Monday, October 22, 2007. FDA: No More Cold Meds for Young Children. An FDA advisory panel voted Friday against the use of cough and cold medications for children under the age of 6. The story updated through October 20 is available online from the Washington Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Family of Blogs. It’s JG, Just Me!
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Pills and Potions: November 2007
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A walk along the path from discovery to development of life-saving and symptom-alleviating medications along with cautionary tales as they come to our attention. Friday, November 23, 2007. Atypical medications can be deadly. Atypical drugs have been blamed for the deaths of thousands of mental health patients and elderly persons and are being introduced to patients in clever way by sales representatives bent on maximizing profits for their client drug companies. What is an "atypical" drug?
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Pills and Potions: Sleeping pills or placebo?
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A walk along the path from discovery to development of life-saving and symptom-alleviating medications along with cautionary tales as they come to our attention. Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Sleeping pills or placebo? Sleeping pills don't do much for sleep. Ironically, people who take sleep meds report that they help a lot. They are generally pleased with the results. How can this be? Check out an interesting report in the New York Times. Here's a direct link to this story. Labels: 06 Sleeping pills.
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Pills and Potions: Paying for a Hormone's Cancer Risk
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A walk along the path from discovery to development of life-saving and symptom-alleviating medications along with cautionary tales as they come to our attention. Sunday, October 14, 2007. Paying for a Hormone's Cancer Risk. When enough people are upset by the negative results of taking a certain drug, court action can result. Three women in Nevada have succeeded in their claim that taking Premarin hormone replacement drugs manufactured by the drug giant Wyeth. The most interesting run-in with the law by ...
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BeWell!: Thyroid problems, anyone?
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Tips and suggestions for the good life of healthful eating, exercise, and watching out for diseases. Tuesday, October 2, 2007. Thyroid problems, anyone? I blew out my thyroid". With these words Oprah Winfrey announced to the world on September 10, 2007, that she had become victim to one of the most insidious and troubling ailments in the human race. A key role in the development of brain tissue and in the regulation of growth. And other vital functions. Of one hundred thyroid nodules are cancerous. The m...
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BeWell!: Be Well, Be Happy
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Tips and suggestions for the good life of healthful eating, exercise, and watching out for diseases. Friday, September 14, 2007. Be Well, Be Happy. Wherever you go.there you are. It's so true. I once chatted with an elderly lifelong smoker who had cancer and emphysema in his remaining lung plus diabetes, and heart problems. "I'm dying because I smoke," he gasped. "Seventy years of smoking. I can't quit.". The American Heart Association. Labels: 03 A healthier lifestyle. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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BeWell!: Family Health History Day is Thursday!
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Tips and suggestions for the good life of healthful eating, exercise, and watching out for diseases. Sunday, November 18, 2007. Family Health History Day is Thursday! In 2004 the U.S. Surgeon General declared that from now on Thanksgiving Day will be "National Family History Day." They've even prepared a Web-based tool to make it easier for you and your family to create an attractive family health history. Why do you need a history of your family health? Only one reason: to plan for a healthier future.
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Pills and Potions: Atypical medications can be deadly
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A walk along the path from discovery to development of life-saving and symptom-alleviating medications along with cautionary tales as they come to our attention. Friday, November 23, 2007. Atypical medications can be deadly. Atypical drugs have been blamed for the deaths of thousands of mental health patients and elderly persons and are being introduced to patients in clever way by sales representatives bent on maximizing profits for their client drug companies. What is an "atypical" drug? For wholesale ...
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BeWell!: Fast Foods are Bad, and Here's Why
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Tips and suggestions for the good life of healthful eating, exercise, and watching out for diseases. Sunday, October 14, 2007. Fast Foods are Bad, and Here's Why. Hey, it’s a balanced diet! We like fast foods for two reasons: they’re cheap, and they’re fast. Price and convenience are high priorities for busy people today, but too many of us are trading current eating pleasure for serious heart and digestive problems down the road. Their food intake than for those who choose good nutrition over convenience.
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BeWell!: Flu shots and heart disease
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Tips and suggestions for the good life of healthful eating, exercise, and watching out for diseases. Wednesday, August 29, 2007. Flu shots and heart disease. When you got your flu shot this year, you probably thought that the main benefit was that you’d sail through the flu season without coming down the the latest “flu bug.”. A new study just released has found another benefit for rolling up your sleeve: a healthier heart. Labels: 02 Flu shots and heart disease. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
