Archive for September, 2009
« Previous Entries5 Ways to Beat Cholesterol… Easily!
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009A simple tweak to your shopping list and cooking habits may be enough to get you in the healthy range…
Before you start devouring your fifth take-away meal this week, think of the possible damage you’re doing to your health.
Cholesterol, a waxy substance produced by the liver and found in an assortment of foods, is both […]
Reduced efavirenz dose safe and effective in patients with high blood levels of drug
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Source: Aidsmap
Doses of efavirenz can be safely reduced in patients who have high blood concentrations of the drug, Dutch investigators report in the October 1st edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Reducing the dose of the drug meant that patients were less likely to discontinue treatment with efavirenz due to side-effects, and […]
U.S. family doctors prescribe most mental health drugs
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Source: Reuters
Fifty-nine percent of U.S. mental health drug prescriptions are written by family doctors, not psychiatrists, raising concerns about the quality of some treatments, according to a study released on Wednesday.
Researchers from Thomson Reuters and the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration examined 472 million prescriptions written for psychotropic drugs from August 2006 […]
Study indicates rasagiline may slow Parkinson’s progression.
Monday, September 28th, 2009MedPage Today (9/23, Gever) reported, “Final results from a closely watched trial of rasagiline (Azilect) in Parkinson’s disease suggested the drug slowed the illness’s progression, study leaders said, but outside experts voice doubts.” According to a report in the Sept. 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, 1,176 patients with untreated, early-stage Parkinson’s […]
Eight Percent of Women Using Birth Control Less to Save Money
Monday, September 28th, 2009We’ve read the trend pieces about couples postponing procreation because of that mighty inconvenience known as the global financial collapse. Now, dependable data has arrived: The Guttmacher Institute just published a report detailing the impact of the recession on family planning and, sure enough, economic instability does not inspire baby lust.
This summer, researchers surveyed 947 […]
