Reliving Symptoms Of Alzheimer's Disease With New Prescription Drugs

Filed in archive News on July 25, 2010

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According to the latest research and new reports, there are now five new medications that have been approved to treat Alzheimer's disease in the market. The prescription drugs aim to treat cognitive symptoms such as difficulties with memory, attention span, language and reasoning.

The drugs will help improve the quality of life only for a short period of time as the drugs will not cure Alzheimer's disease permanently but rather maintain symptoms. It is unclear whether how long the symptoms can be maintained as it varies between individuals.

It is important to note that these drugs will not work for everyone suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, it is best to speak to the doctor for further information about how the new drugs can help.

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Is it time to get shares in Starbuck’s? Coffee the miracle drug

Filed in archive News on July 8, 2010

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Every time another food or drink related study is released I am more convinced that the healthiest things I can do is enjoy what I am eating and drinking. While moderation shouldn't hurt anyone, at least in theory, I am about to increase my coffee intake -drastically.

I love coffee. Real coffee. A nice strong cup of fresh ground coffee is my morning ritual, every day, 365 days a year. But that has been my limit for decades, ever since I read a story about 30 years ago that detailed the negative health effects of coffee. At that time I was drinking about 10 cups a day and it was hard to almost cold turkey, but, soon I was at a cup a day and that is the way it has stayed.

Now a recent report says that drinking coffee can reduce your risk of getting several types of cancer, including, neck and head cancers. It can reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 60%. It can keep your brain sharp long after the grey cells should be wilting away. Contrary to long held beliefs that coffee can increase your risk of stroke, it seems it actually reduces it.

Another cup anyone?

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Two Well Known Drug Companies Merge

Filed in archive News on July 4, 2010

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Two large and well known drugs companies recently announced a merger. Biovail Corp, a Canadian company and maker of the antidepressant Wellbutrin XL and pain relief drug Ultram ER, will merge with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and form a new company under the Valeant name. Valeant is based in Aliso, California and is in the generic drug and chronic illness market.

The merger is expected to bring greater growth and North American presence.

Biovail is still recovering from several legal issues and scandals that involved false accounting and bribe allegations. Some of these cases are still working their way through the court system. Biovail is now focusing on series of new drugs for the central nervous system. It has five drugs already in development, including drugs for the treatments of schizophrenia, Touretts's Syndrome, Alzheimer's, and, Parkinson's. Since Biovail suffered declining sales when Wellbutrin generic drugs hit the market, its merger will a generic drug manufacturer should help balance the scales.

The new company will be headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

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Cheap drugs can save lives

Filed in archive Drugs on June 30, 2010

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In a world plagued by huge drug costs it's refreshing to hear of a study using a cheap drug, and proving that it is effective. Tranexamic acid, or TXA, a drug that can stop bleeding, was given to half of a study group within 8 hours of them receiving trauma. Over 10,000 people were treated with TXA while their counterparts were treated with a placebo.

When over 6 million people die as a result of injuries every year, having a drug that can stop bleeding could save 100,000 lives. Not only did the study prove that TXA reduced the risk of dying by 15%, but it also reduced the risk of dying from anything else by 10% compared to people who didn't get the drug.

TXA has been around for a long time but it has never been used before for trauma injuries, it was has only used as an elective during some surgeries.

A push is on to try and get the World Health Organization to include TXA on its list of essential drugs. Once it is on the list there is a greater chance of it being available to countries in the developing world where death from loss of blood is frequent.

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Get under the bed and kill your DNA

Filed in archive Studies on June 28, 2010

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Studies have shown that after the invention of sun beds, known also as tanning beds, in the early 1990, the increase of skin cancer in young women has increased dramatically. That is, there has been an astronomical increase in a preventable skin cancer as a result of sun bed use.

Skin cancer is the number one cancer that affects young Americans. It also kills approximately 8000 Americans every year. And it is preventable.

A surprising finding of recent studies is that sun tanning is addictive. It seems that endorphins are released when you are tanning and so you feel happy. You are literally getting high from the effects of the tanning rays. The next time someone tells you they can't quit going to the tanning salons you should believe them.

Another study conducted by the University of Michigan showed that people who used tanning beds were 74% more likely to get cancer than those that didn't. Tanning, or exposure to the sun, causes what is known as 'DNA errors'. Over 40,000 DNA errors can occur within one hour long period. After repeated exposure the cells simply can not keep fixing themselves and so the cancer starts.

Tanning kills. If it doesn't kill the user it will at least kill some of their DNA

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