Benefits of proton pump inhibitors outweigh any risks

January 18, 2012

DEAR DOCTOR K: I suffer from heartburn and have been taking a proton pump inhibitor for the past few years. Should I be worried about long-term side effects? DEAR READER: For many people with heartburn, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) provide great relief. Stomach acid contains lots of hydrogen ions, which are protons. PPI drugs inhibit [...]

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CNS Cure Priority for UCB & Partner

January 18, 2012

UCB (UCBJF) along with Japanese pharmaceutical company Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., ltd. recently announced that they have decided to focus on the development of therapeutics for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, while they would discontinue their collaboration in immunology. as a result of the aforesaid decision, the companies will end their co-development and co-promotion agreement for [...]

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Top-Selling African Mango Weight Loss Supplement Céllan Launches in Australia

January 17, 2012

West Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) January 16, 2012 Céllan is a promising fix for Australia’s rapidly expanding obesity epidemic. the World Health Organization (WHO) found 67 percent of Australian adults are either overweight or obese. Clinical studies of the active patented ingredient in Céllan found overweight users lost 12.7 kg and 17.5 cm off their waist [...]

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Not too late to get flu shot

January 17, 2012

Influenza season runs until April so it’s not too late to get immunized against influenza — commonly called the flu. It’s a highly contagious infection of the airways caused by the influenza virus and can spread rapidly infecting those around you. Each year, influenza causes illness among millions of Canadians. “Some people resign themselves to [...]

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Pining for Christmas past: Why we feel holiday nostalgia

January 17, 2012

By Wynne ParryLiveScience Holidays bring holiday memories, and, often a sense of nostalgia for good times long gone, perhaps even loved ones long gone. This bittersweet nostalgia helps us feel connected, both around the holidays and at other times. and, it can be a salve to those suffering through hard times, according to nostalgia expert [...]

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What America Looked Like: Polio Children Paralyzed in Iron Lungs

January 17, 2012

The infection set in slowly. At first, it probably felt like a cold with fever, congestion, and achy joints. but maybe a week later, the boy’s legs started to give out from under him, and his fever spiked above 100. the virus that first settled in the intestines had multiplied thousands-fold and moved on to [...]

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Family raises funds for midwife who needs transplant

January 17, 2012

Jodi DeMuth has brought life to the Seacoast, delivering hundreds of babies as a midwife, but in this new Year she is waiting to see whether a family member can save her life by donating 60 percent of their liver. DeMuth, 58, is in need of a transplant because of degenerative autoimmune disease primary biliary [...]

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Not Everything I Do Is ‘Because I’m Pregnant’

January 16, 2012

The past few days have been crap. it all started sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning when I caught a cold. it wasn’t just any cold. it was a balls-to-the-wall, complete-inability-to-breathe-out-of-my-nose, glassy-eyed, debilitating cold that only got worse with time. And the fact that I’m pregnant and can’t load up on sweet, sweet Procter [...]

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Sex After Menopause: The Hormone That Could Make It Better

January 16, 2012

In a study, DHEA appeared to ease the severity of menopause symptoms, including one of the most frustrating: decreased sexual appetite. For some women going through menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can mean the difference between unbearable and manageable symptoms. but HRT has been getting a lot of negative press recently, as studies have shown [...]

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Smiley first-grader Ke’ala Thomas recovering from sudden liver failure

January 16, 2012

REDLANDS — The hope is that Ke’ala Thomas makes a full recovery. The 6-year-old’s mother Candace and step-father Josh are optimistic that the worst is over. But the ordeal of Ke’ala’s liver transplant surgery may linger for the Redlands family. The exact cause of Ke’ala’s liver failure is not clear yet. Her condition resembled a [...]

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