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Treatment for Diabetes: Type I
Written on 6 Oct, 2009 at 9:41 in Uncategorized | viewed 76 views times | 1 Comment
Treatment of Diabetes There are two major types of Diabetes: Type I and Type II. Type I is typically genetic and is caused by the body attacking itself, destroying the cells in the pancreas that create insulin. By contrast, Type... (Continue reading)
What the Advair Warning Means: Safety
Written on 24 Sep, 2009 at 13:34 in Uncategorized | viewed 677 views times | 5 Comments
What the Advair Warning Means Asthma is pain enough by itself. Then you learn that the medications you take for it might, well, kill you. You might be concerned because Advair, for instance, has a black box warning, the worst... (Continue reading)
A Quick Guide to Depression Treatment
Written on 21 Sep, 2009 at 15:40 in Depression | viewed 668 views times | 5 Comments
Depression. Are you unhappy, worried about your life, and things don’t seem to matter? It might be depression. And that should mean change of some sort. What that means can vary: it can mean eating healthier and exercising, to seeing... (Continue reading)
Zoloft vs Prozac: Side Effects, Benefits
Zoloft vs Prozac Everyone’s heard of these two drugs. They’re that popular. But what are they? How do they compare? And in the analysis of Zoloft vs Prozac, which comes on top? Zoloft might have a slight advantage over Prozac. ... (Continue reading)
Actos – Side Effects, Problems
Concerns about Actos You may be considering pioglitazone or Actos to help treat your diabetes. But you absolutely need to know that Actos has some very serious side effects and that it’s not entirely clear how well it works. Pioglitazone,... (Continue reading)
Metformin: Benefits, Side Effects
Metformin, brand name Glucophage You may be taking or considering metformin if you have Type II diabetes, “prediabetes,” or, though the scientific evidence for its use isn’t so solid, polycystic ovary syndrome. Metformin works in several ways. It helps certain... (Continue reading)
Intuniv for ADHD: Efficacy, Side Effects
Written on 6 Sep, 2009 at 9:05 in ADHD | viewed 47,339 views times | 106 Comments
Intuniv for treating ADHD Shire’s Intuniv medication is quite new. It was approved recently, on September 3rd, 2009, but is gaining increasing recognition as a treatment for ADHD. Chemically, Intuniv is an extended release form of guanfacine, a blood pressure... (Continue reading)
Valdoxan or Agomelatine for Depression
Written on 24 Aug, 2009 at 11:03 in Depression | viewed 11,591 views times | 24 Comments
Valdoxan or Agomelatine: A new depression treatment About 40-50% of people taking the current antidepressants, or the SSRIs, stop treatment shortly after starting. This is because that class of medications has certain significant side effects, like nauseua and sexual dysfunction.... (Continue reading)
Benefits of Ezetimibe for Heart Disease?
Written on 18 Aug, 2009 at 12:33 in Uncategorized | viewed 48 views times | No Comments
Cholesterol lowering medications have been increasingly prescribed in the United States. The best selling medication of all time is Lipitor, one such drug. This blog will be exploring statin use and safety over the next week. A recent non-statin drug... (Continue reading)
Merck Sued Over Fosamax – is it Safe?
Written on 13 Aug, 2009 at 9:31 in Controversial | viewed 642 views times | No Comments
Merck Sued Again Over the past week, more lawsuits against Merck & Co, makers of the recalled drug Vioxx, gained traction. Plantiffs claim that bone medication Fosamax caused osteonecrosis of the jaw. Merck is going to argue there’s no proof,... (Continue reading)