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Source: US Dpt. of Health & Human Services; www.womens.health.gov; Wall Street Journal The vast majority of women who are pregnant are also taking at least one prescription drug. In our modern, hectic and stressful society, antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications are among them. But are they really safe? The answer is we really don’t exactly know…exactly. There are [...] Source: The New England Journal of Medicine; BBC Health Yes, that’s right. Scientists have now found another “bad” cholesterol which contributes to the development of heart disease. (Somebody please, stop them!) We already know of LDL, the other “bad” cholesterol which is not to be confused with HDL, the “good” cholesterol. The latest to join the [...] Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry; BBC Health No, not those mushrooms. The cordyceps mushroom is a rare parasitic mushroom that, perhaps ironically, grows upon caterpillars. The extract cordycepin is demonstrating some interesting results in the treatment of cancer. The only problem seems to be rapid biodegradability (the substance breaks down quickly in the body) which researchers [...] Source: BBC Health You might want to re-think those little hand sanitizer gels and wipes we are all fond of carrying around or the antibacterial soaps. Researchers now believe that so-called super bugs (antibiotic resistant bacteria such as MRSA and VRE) can be taught drug resistance from resisting surface disinfectants. The latest research involves Pseudomonas Aeruginosa [...] Source: The blog author Why you may ask am I obsessed with undeclared allergens? It is decidedly NOT because I am insensitive to the very real dangers posed for those who actually have significant food allergies. Although that said, I honestly can’t remember ANYONE dying or coming close to getting anything more than a hive from [...] Source: FDA Simple Foods, Inc. (NOT so simple it would seem) of Tonawanda, NY is recalling Pre-packaged varieties of Carob Cups, Carob Squares and Carob Rice Cakes, because they may contain undeclared traces of milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they [...] Source: United State Food and Drug Safety Administration (FDA) Faribault Foods announced that it is recalling Health Valley Organic No Salt Added Split Pea Soup (15 oz.) with the lot codes 22JUL2011, 18AUG2011, and 11SEP2011 because of the presence of an undeclared dairy allergen. This soup contains butter and potatoes, which are not listed on the [...] Source: BBC Health; British Heart Foundation I’m not being ageist, but how else do I refer to patients aged 80 and over, other than elderly? I’ll take your suggestions. Cardiac (that’s in relation to the heart) guidelines in both the US and the UK are similar in their recommendations for blood pressure medications at age 80 and [...] I have been asked upon occasion why it is that many of my posts are sourced from “across the pond” and not right here in the good old US of A. Let me put this to bed. I am unabashedly American but also an admitted Anglophile. Neither of which explain why I use sources such as [...] |
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