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UPDATE: FDA pulls painkiller drugs Darvon and Darvocet from US market

UPDATE: FDA pulls painkiller drugs Darvon and Darvocet from US market

Health And Wellness

19 Nov 2010
After 53 years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated that drugs containing propoxyphene, sold under the names Darvon and Darvocet be pulled from ...

FDA pulls painkiller drugs Darvon and Darvocet from the market

FDA pulls painkiller drugs Darvon and Darvocet from the market

Disease And Conditons, Health And Wellness

19 Nov 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced they have pulled painkiller drugs Darvon and Darvocet from the market, following new clinical research that shows the ...

Health warning: Facebook may trigger asthma attack

Health warning: Facebook may trigger asthma attack

Health And Wellness

19 Nov 2010
The social networking website Facebook has literally exploded in recent years and become a fascinating phenomenon. Literally millions of people all over the world are ...

 
UPDATE: Ban of Four Loko creates sales boom

UPDATE: Ban of Four Loko creates sales boom

Health And Wellness

18 Nov 2010
The ban of Four Loko has created a sales boom after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials say consuming beverages that mix caffeine and ...

Blood thinner warfarin faces promising new competition

Blood thinner warfarin faces promising new competition

Health And Wellness

17 Nov 2010
In a new study, Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG's blood thinner Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) prevented strokes in patients with a atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) better ...

Four Loko ban prompts surge in sales

Four Loko ban prompts surge in sales

Health And Wellness

17 Nov 2010
Four Loko, the company that makes the most popular of a slew of controversial caffeinated alcoholic drinks, announced Tuesday night that it was removing caffeine ...

 
Stroke patient first to have stem cells injected into brain

Stroke patient first to have stem cells injected into brain

Disease And Conditons, Health And Wellness

16 Nov 2010
Researchers from Glasgow have injected stem cells into the brain of a British stroke patient. The unnamed elderly man is the first person in the ...

No more Four Loko in New York State

No more Four Loko in New York State

Health And Wellness

14 Nov 2010
Governor David Paterson and the State Liquor Authority announced Sunday that the maker of the caffeinated alcoholic drink Four Loko has agreed to stop shipments ...

Severe acne increases risk of attempted suicide

Severe acne increases risk of attempted suicide

Health And Wellness

12 Nov 2010
According to new research, severe acne can increase the risk for suicidal thought. Adolescents treated with the drug isotretinoin for severe acne are at an ...

 
A person’s mind will wander at least 30% of the time during all activities except one

A person’s mind will wander at least 30% of the time during all activities except one

Health And Wellness

12 Nov 2010
A person's mind will wander at least 30% of the time during all activities except one, say graduate student Matthew Killingsworth and psychologist Daniel Gilbert, ...

Idle Minds Easily Amused, But Unhappy

Idle Minds Easily Amused, But Unhappy

Health And Wellness

12 Nov 2010
Harvard University has just released a report which found direct correlations between an unhappy mind and the amount of time an individual spends daydreaming. Over ...

More kids being diagnosed with ADHD

More kids being diagnosed with ADHD

Health And Wellness

11 Nov 2010
A U.S. government survey shows a growing number of kids are being diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The number of U.S. children with ADHD rose ...

 
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