Generic Risperdal Hits the Market
June 30, 2008 by The Medical Quack
Filed under BLOGS, Drugs
No time wasted here, patent expired yesterday, orders shipping today. Also J and J will release their own generic as well, (can’t beat them – join them) so 2 generic versions ready to go. Teva has an exclusive for a few months before others can join in to manufacture and sell. BD Read more
Burning Fat 4…Dummies
June 30, 2008 by Fat Man Unleashed
Filed under BLOGS
We all know how hard it can be to stick to our diets in order to lose that pesky fluff. BurnFat4Dummies brings you all the motivation and information you need right in the package of a 24-page, easy to read, e-book. David Holm’s strategy is not to starve us or keep us from the food’s we just can’t stop eating, but to inform us and give us the knowledge to live a normal life while losing weight. I’m a proponent of reading as much about health as you can, keeping yourself informed. Read more
Organic food labels: The 4 simple categories you need to know
In general, my children refused to eat anything that hadn’t danced on TV.” - Erma Bombeck
The next time you go to the grocery store, take a moment to look around at the products that happily await you. Everything from paradoxically happy cows to odd, stuffed toy dough characters try to engage you in a repartee over their intrinsic value in your cart (”hmmhmm!!!”). When I look at these shiny, colorful little packages from a marketing standpoint, one big question comes to mind: Read more
Corporations Offer Cash for Healthier Habits
June 30, 2008 by The Daily Hit
Filed under BLOGS
File this under ”whatever it takes” …
To reduce healthcare costs, U.S. employers are offering cash of up to $600 as an incentive to adopt healthier habits, a trade association official says. Read more
Does Viagra Give Athletes A Boost?
June 30, 2008 by Healthbolt
Filed under BLOGS, DrugsLooks like that little blue pill is moving out the bedroom and into the sports arena. Read more
Medication Program Effective for Remission of Newly Diagnosed RA
June 30, 2008 by Health Matters
Filed under BLOGS, Rheumatoid ArthritisNewly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients might find new hope through a systematic medical program. A new study shows that the guided approach offered complete remission of rheumatoid arthritis for nine months to a year in 51% of the patients studied, and 15% of the patients were able to avoid traditional drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis during their 8.2-year follow-up. Read more
Playing Politics Stalls Bill to Save Medicare Doctors’ Pay
June 30, 2008 by MedHeadlines
Filed under Events, Health Insurance, MedicareAs American senators angrily bickered across party lines last week, the bill that met with overwhelming approval in the US House of Representatives that would eliminate a 10% pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients has been shelved so senate members can enjoy a week-long Independence Day holiday. Read more
100 Californians Injured By Hospitals Each Month
June 30, 2008 by MedHeadlines
Filed under Events, Medical ErrorLawmakers for the state of California passed a disclosure law in 2006 that requires hospitals to report each time a patient suffers certain adverse events caused by inadequate medical care during hospitalization. Some officials call these adverse events “never events” because they should never be happening in the first place. The bill identifies 28 such events that must be reported to the state’s Department of Public Health. Read more
More Adventures of the HEADoc
June 30, 2008 by Quest4Sanity
Filed under BLOGS, PsychiatryMy cat has lost her mind . . .
and I have no training in feline psychology. She’s 3 years old now. What’s that in human years, 16? Erroneously I thought I could keep her locked indoors and avoid having her fixed. Not! As a kitten she once ventured outside and got lost for a couple of hours. A neighbor returned her and for the next couple of years she didn’t try that again. The first time she went into heat I had no idea what the heck was happening. She also had worms at the time, so I thought her behavioral changes had something to do with that. The injection at the vet cleared up the worms and he told me not to worry about the estrace cycle. Having her spayed could take care of the problem. I procrastinated. No, I just didn’t do it. Read more
Tainted Tomatoes Still a Mystery
June 30, 2008 by MedHeadlines
Filed under CDC, Diet, Events, Infectious Disease, Poisoning, PreventionMore than two weeks after public health officials in the United States issued a warning to consumers against eating certain types of tomatoes linked to more than 800 cases of salmonella infection, the source of the tainted tomatoes remains a mystery. Read more
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