Category: Medicine

Mylan launches generic Zovia in U.S.

Mylan has announced the launch of a generic version of Zovia , a pregnancy preventative, in the U.S. The product — Ethyniol Diacetate and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets — was found to be bioequivalent to Zovia, and subsidiary Jai Pharma got FDA approval for its abbreviated new drug application.

Ferrous Sulfate Market Forecast and Value by End-Use Industry 2016-2026

Ferrous Sulfate: Industry Analysis The ferrous sulfate , also known as the Green Vetriol or Copperas since the middle ages, essentially provides iron needed by the body. The ferrous sulfate market is booming in places where the population is high and is growing quickly, for instance China, India and U.S.A. Asia is a major stakeholder in the ferrous sulfate market and produces roughly around 80% of ferrous sulfate produced in the world.

Skin cancer drop in Northeast bucks rising rates elsewhere

A decline in melanoma cases and deaths in Northeast states bucks a national trend for the deadliest skin cancer and may reflect benefits of strong prevention programs, a study suggests. In the years included in the study, the Melanoma Foundation of New England became more active with programs to prevent skin cancer, the researchers noted.

Flu Cases on the Rise in San Diego County

The number of flu cases in San Diego County has increased weekly for the last two months, according to the County Health and Human Services Agency. There were seven reported cases by the end of Oct. 22 but the number went up to 149 by Christmas Eve.

Skin cancer drop in Northeast bucks rising rates elsewhere

This photo provided by the American Academy of Dermatology shows a typical presentation of a suspicious mole that eventually was diagnosed as melanoma. A study released Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, suggests a decline in melanoma cases and deaths in Northeast states buck a national trend for the deadliest skin cancer and may reflect the benefits of strong prevention programs.

Disease outbreak guarantees: A proposal to build public health…

In 2005, the World Health Assembly adopted a revised version of its International Health Regulations , a legally binding treaty among 196 nations to boost global health security and strengthen the world’s capacity to confront serious disease threats such as Ebola and SARS. A decade later, just one-third of countries have the ability to respond to a public health emergency.

FDA puts Seattle Genetics drug trials on hold after 4 deaths

Seattle Genetics Inc said four people had died in trials testing its experimental cancer drug, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to impose a clinical hold on several early-stage studies. Six patients with acute myeloid leukemia , a type of blood cancer, have been identified with liver toxicity and four have died, the company said on Tuesday.

Patients suffer over gap between physical and mental health care

Family doctors are the first point of contact for most people seeking diagnosis and care, but a disconnect between physicians and mental health professionals leaves many stranded. Esme Hurst says her son took his own life after their family physician repeatedly told the family he was not suicidal, and failed to refer the Hursts to timely mental health treatment.

Apolipoprotein e genotype, plasma cholesterol, and cancer: a Mendelian randomization study.

Observational studies have shown an association between low plasma cholesterol levels and increased risk of cancer, whereas most randomized clinical trials involving cholesterol-lowering medications have not shown this association. Between 1997 and 2002, the authors assessed the association between plasma cholesterol levels and cancer risk, free from confounding and reverse causality, in a Mendelian randomization study using apolipoprotein E genotype.

USA Medical shares 3 tips to help people stick to New Year’s resolutions for better health

At the beginning of each new year, many people make resolutions to improve their health; they may aim to lose weight, stop smoking, exercise more, remember to take prescriptions as directed. USA Medical offers to help people live healthier lifestyles by providing discounts on medications through its customized prescription savings programs in all 50 states including: Texas Prescription Assistance Program, Florida Prescription Assistance Program and California Prescription Assistance Program.

Research highlights need to improve sleep for homeless people

The homeless sleep less and are more likely to have insomnia and daytime fatigue than people in the general population, findings researchers believe suggest more attention needs to be paid to improving sleep for this vulnerable population, according to a research letter published online by JAMA Internal Medicine . Sleep is part of good health, but the homeless often have no access to safe and warm beds at night.

Publix Pharma set to tackle rising incidence of illnesses in Nigeria

A s part of efforts to reduce the incidence of communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nigeria, experts have called for increased access of Nigerians to drugs and other treatment facilities to tackle the rising incidence illnesses in the country. Making the call in Lagos, the Superintendent Pharmacist, Publix Pharmaceuticals – a subsidiary of Publix Healthcare UK, Mr. Davies Akindele, said in the face of scarcity of drugs and other treatment facilities to tackle the rising incidence illnesses in the country, there was need for a pharmaceutical company with quality drugs and network to become closer to the people.

Mariah Carey entertains woman living with breast cancer

Christmas arrived a week early for a smiling Larissa Podermanski when she met pop star Mariah Carey Saturday backstage at the Beacon Theater in New York City. Fast-forward to the end of a fairytale night when Podermanski , who grew up in Middletown and Middlefield, spoke to Carey , an international musical diva, during a 15-minute private interlude backstage.

Synergy: A Buy, Just Not Right Now

Shares of Synergy Pharmaceuticals are trading about flat over the past year, although they are up over 50% since achieving a double bottom in the first half of the year. The company is an up and coming player in developing novel gastrointestinal therapies, with the majority of their efforts being focused on plecanatide.

Highlights of Carrie Fishera s Hollywood life and times

With a big personality, a history of addiction and a long, varied show business career, here’s a taste of Carrie Fisher’s Hollywood life and times: HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY: Her mom is Debbie Reynolds and her dad the late crooner Eddie Fisher. They divorced when she was 2 after her dad decamped to marry Elizabeth Taylor.

Anthera’s cystic fibrosis drug fails late-stage study, shares tank

REUTERS: Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday that its drug to treat certain cystic fibrosis patients failed a late-stage study, sending the company’s shares tumbling nearly 70 percent in after-hours trading. The latest setback for Anthera comes just over a month after the company said an experimental drug to treat lupus had also failed in a late-stage study.

‘Friendship Bench’ program proves effective at alleviating mental illness symptoms

We need innovations like the Friendship Bench to flip the gap and go from 10 percent of people receiving treatment, to 90 percent of people receiving treatment. TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, December 27, 2016 / EINPresswire.com / — Their offices are simple wooden seats, called Friendship Benches, located in the grounds of health clinics around Harare and other major cities in Zimbabwe.

Government Has Share in Blame

… consumed for legitimate medical reasons, and the drug wholesalers knew it. Companies such as McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen Drug Co. understood full well they were flooding the Mountain State with poison, but they hid behind …

New treatments, new mental health focus for diabetes

Upgrading the standard of care for diabetes, the American Diabetes Association now recommends a stronger focus on mental health problems associated with diabetes, a lower body mass index level to qualify for bariatric surgery, and the reporting of low blood sugar levels to physicians. On Dec. 15, the association released two important reports – 2017 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes” and a consensus report on “Differentiation of Diabetes by Pathophysiology, Natural History and Prognosis.”

Big data analysis fails to stem AI spread

South Korea’s big data system for infectious diseases has failed to help prevent the spread of the country’s latest avian influenza outbreak due to its alarming pace, sources said Tuesday. The country is reeling from its worst ever bird flu outbreak this winter, slaughtering more than 22 million poultry in a desperate bid to contain the disease that has ravaged chicken farms across the country.

Greece reports H5N8 bird flu in wild swan: OIE

Greece has reported a case of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in a wild bird, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday, citing official information from Greece. The virus was found in a wild swan in the Evros river delta in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food said on a report posted on the OIE website.

Double or Nothing?

… children in the U.S. have been diagnosed as bipolar. According to a study commissioned by the National Institutes of Health, the frequency of doctor’s-office visits resulting in bipolar diagnoses among people under 20 has increased by 40-fold since …

Greece reports H5N8 bird flu in wild swan – OIE

Greece has reported a case of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in a wild bird, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday, citing official information from Greece. The virus was found in a wild swan in the Evros river delta in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food said on a report posted on the OIE website.

Research for post-craniotomy analgesia uneven in quality

Studies reporting pharmacological and adjuvant analgesic modalities for post-craniotomy pain control have significant divergence in their research methods, according to a review published online Dec. 20 in Pain Practice . Georgia G. Tsaousi, M.D., Ph.D., from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, and colleagues conducted a systematic review of the literature to report current clinical evidence relating to pharmacological and adjuvant analgesic modalities for post-craniotomy pain control.