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Caffeine in Coffee – How Much?
Written on 29 Mar, 2010 at 6:45 in Healthy Lifestyle | viewed 40 views times | No Comments
Caffeine in coffee: 8 ounces Brewed Coffee: 60-170mg, average around 115mg 8 ounces Instant Coffee: 40-120mg, average around 60-70mg Espresso shot of coffee: around 80mg What is caffeine? Caffeine is a mild stimulant that is present in a variety of... (Continue reading)
The Weekly Pharma News Update #6
Written on 28 Mar, 2010 at 8:57 in PharmaWatch | viewed 24 views times | No Comments
It’s Sunday – and that means another Weekly Pharma News Update from Health and Life. What were the most interesting and important news items of the last week regarding the biopharmaceutical industry? #1 Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir James Black dies... (Continue reading)
Apixaban for Prevention of Blood Clots
Written on 24 Mar, 2010 at 4:43 in New Drugs | viewed 1,589 views times | No Comments
Apixaban is a new medication being developed for a variety of uses involving blood coagulation. Blood clotting is a serious problem that is extremely common and the existing anticoagulants have significant limitations. Studies so far have shown that Apixaban is... (Continue reading)
Does Quercetin Give You Energy?
Written on 23 Mar, 2010 at 5:37 in diet | viewed 1,425 views times | 6 Comments
At Health and Life, we are barraged on a daily basis for information from journalists, politicians and sumo wrestlers. Most often we are not able to respond, but a few weeks ago we were asked a question that we felt... (Continue reading)
Olaparib, a PARP Inhibitor
Olaparib is a member of the poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and may work as a treatment for certain types of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer. PARP is involved in repairing DNA damage. By inhibiting PARP, rapidly growing cells such... (Continue reading)
9 Facts About Lung Cancer
Written on 21 Mar, 2010 at 16:29 in lung cancer | viewed 19 views times | No Comments
1) Lung cancer is the biggest killer of all the cancers. 2) Several hundred thousand people are diagnosed with lung cancer every year. (219,440 new cases in 2009) 3) The most common cause of lung cancer is cigarette smoking. 4)... (Continue reading)
The Weekly Pharma News Update #5
Written on 21 Mar, 2010 at 12:01 in PharmaWatch | viewed 21 views times | No Comments
Another Sunday, another Pharma news update from Health and Life. What were the biggest news items of the last week and what might they mean? #1 Diabetes Heart Treatments May Cause Harm Recent data indicates that aggressive control of diabetic... (Continue reading)
Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft Weight Gain
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 17:18 in Depression | viewed 24,090 views times | 11 Comments
Are you taking or considering taking an SSRI antidepressant like Paxil, Prozac or Zoloft – and are you worried about the potential for weight gain? The bad news is that you have reason to worry. The good news is that... (Continue reading)
Bydureon Diabetes Drug, Side Effects
Bydureon is a once weekly form of Byetta, an increasingly popular diabetes medication. It has a variety of effects that make it a useful treatment for diabetes. Most importantly, it helps lower blood sugar and has tended to help... (Continue reading)
The Very Best Pharma Blogs & Resources
Written on 14 Mar, 2010 at 9:30 in PharmaWatch | viewed 2,024 views times | 8 Comments
There is a lot going on in the world of Pharmaceuticals. Drugs are being discovered, being marketed, and, far too often it seems, being recalled. How much will a new medication sell? Will it make through the clinical trials without... (Continue reading)