Updated: 2010-07-31 12:37:42
This product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm.
Swallowing doses of this bleach, such as those recommended in the labeling can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and symptoms of severe dehydration.
MMS claims to treat several unrelated diseases, including HIV, hepatitis, the H1N1 flu virus, common colds, acne, cancer, and [...]
Updated: 2010-07-31 12:37:39
The FDA found that these dietary supplements contain sulfoaildenafil, similar to sildenafil (Viagra).
The inclusion of sulfoaildenafil as an active ingredient is not FDA-approved, making these products unapproved drugs.
Neither sulfoaildenafil nor sildenafil are listed on the product labels. These drugs may interact with nitrates found in drugs such as nitroglycerin and lower blood pressure to dangerous [...]
Updated: 2010-07-30 21:55:41
We commonly take them, but studies show mixed results regarding their health benefits, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, North Carolina.
First, the details.
The authors reviewed studies of the effects of folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and omega-3 fatty acids on health outcomes in older adults.
Focus was on prevention of major [...]
Updated: 2010-07-30 05:48:48
Researchers at the EYE and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, in Shanghai, China compared acupuncture to artificial tears.
First, the details.
The results from 2 studies in 44 patients with xerophthalmia (dry eye) were combined for this report.
1 study used 10 sessions of acupuncture.
The other study administered Dextran 70 artificial tears.
Each course of treatment lasted 21 days.
Examinations [...]
Updated: 2010-07-29 21:48:17
Children with delayed speech development are at risk of acquiring other cognitive (reasoning), social-emotional, and school-related problems.
Researchers in Germany studied the effects of music therapy in these children.
First, the details.
18 children with delayed speech development were assigned to a treatment group.
Individualized music therapy
No treatment Individual music therapy
All participants received each treatment twice, with an interval [...]
Updated: 2010-07-29 05:47:41
Depression is associated with cardiovascular disease.
Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center, in Murray, Utah, looked for an association between vitamin D deficiency and depression in these patients.
First, the details.
7,358 older adults with coronary artery disease, heart attack, congestive heart failure, stroke, transient ischemic accident, atrial fibrillation, or peripheral vascular disease participated in the study.
They had [...]
Updated: 2010-07-29 05:47:39
There are about 253,000 people living with spinal cord injury in the United States, with approximately 11,000 new cases each year.
Researchers at Pusan National University, in Yangsan, South Korea, reviewed the evidence for acupuncture to facilitate recovery.
First, the details.
The authors identified 236 potentially relevant studies in the Chinese literature, of which 7 met the inclusion [...]
Updated: 2010-07-23 14:09:57
A large academic study has demonstrated structural changes in specific brain regions in female patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition that causes pain and discomfort in the abdomen, along with diarrhea, constipation or both. A collaborative effort between UCLA and Canada's McGill University, the study appears in the recent issue of the journal Gastroenterology.......
Updated: 2010-07-13 16:16:19
Binge-drinking teenagers appears to be putting themselves at risk for future osteoporosis and bone fractures, as per scientists at Loyola University Health System. A new Loyola study has observed long-lasting disruptions in hundreds of genes involved in bone formation in rats. The study is reported in the July-recent issue of the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism........
Updated: 2010-07-12 15:48:39
Implementing a program of universal HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART) for infected individuals could have a major impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington, DC, but a newly released study finds that it would not halt the epidemic, something that a prior report had projected. In a paper that will appear in the August 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and has been released online, scientists find that the so-called "test-and-treat" strategy could reduce new HIV infections by 15 percent over the next five years while conferring large survival benefits to HIV-infected patients........
Updated: 2010-07-09 14:23:38
Extremely obese children have a 40 percent higher risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and children who are moderately obese have a 30 percent higher risk of GERD in comparison to normal weight children, as per a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity.......
