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  • Medical Journals Reports on Dangerous Fosamax Side Effects Linked to the Osteoporosis Drug - The osteoporosis drug Fosamax was recently delivered a "one-two punch" regarding severe dangers associated with the drug. First, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that nearly 23 instances of esophageal cancer have been reported as a side effect of Fosamax. Then, in an issue of the American Dental Association, were reports that the drug's jaw die off risk is actually more common than initially thought. The jaw bone die off is actually known as a disease that affects around 20,000 Americans each year and is osteonecrosis.
  • Study Finds Surgery Underused Among Esophageal Cancer Patients - Recent research deriving from scientists at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has found that the use of surgical procedures to remove parts or all of the esophagus among esophageal cancer patients may be being underused and causing an increased number of fatalities as well. According to the study conducted by the researchers, only 34 percent of approximately 2,386 patients who were diagnosed with esophageal cancer from 1997 to 2002 received surgery. Patients that received surgery had a longer survival rate compared to patients who did not receive a surgical procedure.
  • Research Finds Liquid Nitrogen Decreases Precancerous Tissues For Esophageal Cancer Victims - News reports recently informed Barrett's esophagus patients of a new treatment method, which may help to destroy esophageal precancerous tissues by using extremely cold temperatures of liquid nitrogen. The treatment is known as cryospray ablation and it is being tested by physicians at the Loyola University in Maywood, Ill. The treatment allegedly causes "the precancerous tissue to eventually slough off and is then replaced with normal, healthy tissue," reported Nurse.com. Liquid nitrogen, which is cooled to -270 degrees Fahrenheit, is administered through a spray system attached to a catheter at the end of an endoscope. According to the What is Liquid Nitrogen?
  • Safest And Lowest Priced Source For Generic Drugs. Is There Such A Utopia? - In the case of curing any disease or abnormality doctors prescribe different types of drugs to patients. One of them is the generic drugs. So lets us get inside the world of drugs. Types of Drugs There are mainly two forms of drugs.
  • Online Drug Store - Online Pharmacy - Internet is making a revolution in the world. Every person is trying to get help from the internet whatever is the case. Drug is something that almost every person need and the reason of getting them from online stores is that people do not have to go to the real stores in the market. Buying drugs online could be a little confusing. There are a number of websites where you will be able to find out about the drugs on the internet.
  • Mortality Rates Increase Following Blood Transfusion, Study Finds - The commonplace practice of using blood transfusions among traumatic brain injury patients has recently met controversy following reports from the National Anemia Action Council (NAAC) that the practice may actually increase the risk of fatality among patients. Additionally, the NAAC reported that "composite complication including multi-organ failure" may also occur among patients receiving the treatment method. The study, which lasted over a seven-year period, found that of the 1,150 TBI patients, approximately 76 percent were found to be anemic at some time period during their first week after administration to the hospital because of their TBI incident.
  • Contaminated Peanut Butter Recalled Following Salmonella Poisonings - Peanut Butter Recall For 2009 Recently, the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) issued a recall of peanut butter manufactured from its Blakely, Georgia production plant after reports from nearly 500 individuals who had developed salmonella poisoning because of infected peanut butter flooded health officials.
  • Heart Failure Patients Provided With Hypothermic Therapy - News reports recently explained the results of a study that found heart failure patients treated with hypothermic therapy, or cooling of the body, saved approximately 10 to 15 percent of patients who then did not suffer from brain damage, a common side effect that occurs during a heart failure incident.
  • Do Propecia And Finasteride Work For Hair Regrowth? - On December 22, 1997, the FDA finally approved Propecia for treating hair loss in male candidates. This approval made Propecia the first FDA approved treatment for male hair loss that comes in pill form. The basics of Propecia are as follows: The active ingredient that is causing the hair regrowth in Propecia is finasteride. Finasteride was first approved and used in 1992 as Proscar. Proscar is a treatment used for prostate enlargement. Proscar helps suppress the formation of DHT which is the hormone thought to cause the increase in size.

  • Hormone Replacement Therapy - PART II - It is generally agreed by many physicians that the primary reason for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is symptom relief from menopause, with less emphasis on using hormone therapy for disease prevention. It is important that the woman know all risks and benefits associated with HRT and reminded that the risk for breast cancer does increase naturally for all women as they age, as does the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. "Women with a uterus who are currently taking estrogen plus progestin should have a serious talk with their doctors to see if they should continue it.
  • Doctor... How Do I Avoid The Side-Effects Of Steroid Medicines? - Mention steroids and the first thought that comes up is that of a beefy athlete whose head is two sizes too large for his body. What many people don’t realize is that there are two different kinds of steroids. The first kind, anabolic steroids, are the ones you read about in the sports pages. These build muscle mass among other properties. The second type of steroid is that used to treat inflammatory disease like arthritis. These are the catabolic steroids such as prednisone.
  • Mainstream Studies On Natural Health Flawed - Recent headlines from an Oregon State University study asserted "Vitamin E trials 'fatally flawed" and the following story detailed how most studies on Vitamin E have been flawed to the point of being essentially worthless. Here are some excerpts: CORVALLIS, Ore.
  • Doctor... What Are The Complications Of Being Treated For Rheumatoid Arthritis With Some Of The Drugs I’ve Heard About? - There are a number of possible complications that can occur in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who is being treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) or biologic therapy. Here is a partial rundown of some of them. MTX seems to interfere with successful vaccination against pneumococci, the organism that causes most cases of pneumonia.

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