Category: drugs

Former Fat Guy dot Com wrote:
Dr. Mallika Marshall shows Chris Wragge on the CBS News HealthWatch segment what some of the essential over-the-counter medicine products are. This might be helpful to keep in your medicine cabinet. Some of the drugs Dr. Marshall mentions includes Sudafed, Bendadryl, Claritan, Acetominiphine, Ibuprofen, Tums, Mylanta, Maalox, Neosporin, Band-aids, […]

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A BBC article says a new drug could be a major breakthrough in treating aggressive prostate cancer. A pill could possibly be available in 2 to 3 years. The drug works by blocking certain hormones.
Scientists are hailing a new drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer as potentially the […]

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An Associated Press probe has found traces of pharmaceuticals in the water supply of 41 million Americans. The amounts of individual medications in the drinking water is tiny but they include a wide range of meds including antibiotics and sex hormones.
A vast array of pharmaceuticals - including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, […]

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This is London reports that U.S. researchers have had surprisingly positive results using an arthritis drug called Enbrel on alzheimer’s patients. The drug is injected into the patients spine. One patient showed improvements within in minutes. Some patients have been able to drive again after receiving the treatements.
The drug, […]

Former Fat Guy dot Com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptA FDA panel has warned that over-the-counter (OTC) cold and cough medicines do not work in children and that they should not be used in children less than six years old. The medicines the FDA Panel is warning about includes decongestants, […]

Former Fat Guy dot Com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe Sun-Sentinel reports that the Publix grocery store chain will be giving away several popular prescription antiobiotics as a way to lure customers to stores. The drugstore will give away the following drugs: amoxicillin, cephalexin, penicillin VK, erythromycin, ampicillin, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, and […]