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19 Jun 2013

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FDA is investigating the deaths of two patients following injection of the long-acting antipsychotic olanzapine pamoate (Zyprexa Relprevv). The deaths occurred 3 to 4 days after injection, well beyond the 3-hour monitoring period that the drug requires.Postmortem blood tests revealed very high levels of olanzapine. The drug's label includes a warning about post-injection delirium sedation syndrome...
Source : Jwatch | 2 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
and one of its symptoms.  One study from researchers at Harvard University showed a connection between air pollution and the developmental disorder, while another study from Stanford University demonstrated that autism-associated language disorders are the result of faulty brain wiring.In the first study, Harvard researchers found American women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution are ...
Source : Red Orbit | 5 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
found that postmenopausal women had better improvement in verbal learning and memory after receiving treatment with testosterone gel, compared with women who received sham treatment with a placebo. Results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "This is the first large, placebo-controlled study of the effects of testosterone on mental skills i...
Source : Medindia | 8 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
one reason why obese children and teenagers are more likely to have hard-to-control asthma and allergies may be vitamin D deficiency. Results of the study will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "The increased risk for asthma and allergies, and for more severe cases of allergic disease, in overweight and obese adolescents has not previously...
Source : Medindia | 8 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
Save time and stay informed. Our physician-editors offer you clinical perspectives on key research and news.Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who've undergone primary vaccination for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) do not risk an increase in arthritis activity after revaccination with a live attenuated booster, according to aResearchers in the Netherlands randomized 130 patients to rec...
Source : Jwatch | 2 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
news.Prenatal exposure to air pollution is associated with increased risk for autism spectrum disorders in childhood, according to a case-control study inUsing data from the Nurses' Health Study II, researchers matched 325 children with autism to 22,000 control children without autism. Contemporary EPA-modeled air pollution concentrations were identified for the children's addresses at birth.After...
Source : Jwatch | 2 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
proportion of U.S. adults who identify themselves as smokers stands at 18%, according to 2012 data just released from the National Health Interview Survey.That's down from nearly 25% in 1997, and almost a full percentage point lower than in 2011.Reader Remarks are intended to encourage lively discussion of clinical topics with your peers in the medical community. We ask that you keep your remarks ...
Source : Jwatch | 2 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
" is the No. 1 complaint I encounter in my clinical practice, and I spend a lot of time trying to match up foods and symptoms in order to hunt down the culprit. Is it digestiveMore often than not, however, bloating doesn't signal anything pathological or suggest something nefarious is lurking within. Rather, it's the result of your standard, garden-variety intestinal gas.Intestinal gas (flatus) is...
Source : usnews | 3 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
Yoga and its numerous health benefits aren’t just for the thin, fit and athletically-built. And we’ll prove it. U.S. News talked with several people who are changing the face of yoga. A 4-foot-2 yogi masters crow’s pose. A yogi with Down syndrome builds core strength. A paralyzed yogi stretches his legs. Read their stories and others, and you may feel inspired to do a little downward...
Source : usnews | 3 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
open letter published in the Lancet medical journal calls for hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees to receive independent medical care.More than 150 doctors and medical professionals signed the letter to US President Barack Obama.At least 100 prisoners are protesting against their indefinite detention by refusing food.An earlier letter by 13 detainees said it was impossible to trust military d...
Source : BBC | 3 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
Southern Methodist University in Dallas have devised a chemical probe that allows for the visualization of an important process in the human body, the generation of hydrogen sulfide.Best known for its role in producing the “rotten egg” smell associated with certain bodily processes,is also very important for the promotion of cardiovascular health, among other things.“We made a molecular probe that...
Source : Red Orbit | 5 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
This is hardly the first time red meat has been accused of increasing a person’s risk of Type-2 diabetes, but what makes this study different from the rest is its size.Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health and the National University of Singapore conducted this study as a follow up from three other studies, tracking 149,000 American men and women over many years to observe how eating ha...
Source : Red Orbit | 5 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
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