Archive for 2006/07


EMEA Public Statement On Herbal Medicinal Products Containing Cimicifugae Racemosae Rhizoma (Black Cohosh, Root)

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) have been made aware of a number of case reports of hepatotoxicity (liver injuries) in patients using Cimicifugae racemosae rhizoma (Black Cohosh, root). Following review of all available data, the HMPC considered that there is a potential connection between herbal medicinal products containing Cimicifugae racemosae rhizoma (Black Cohosh, root) and hepatotoxicity. [click link for full article]
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07/20/2006 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Link Between Indoor Chlorinated Swimming Pools And Childhood Asthmas In Europe

The prevalence of childhood asthma and wheeze rises around 2 to 3 per cent for every indoor swimming pool per 100,000 of the population across Europe, indicates research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.The researchers analysed the rates of wheezing, asthma, hay fever, allergic rhinitis, and atopic eczema, reported in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), by video or written questionnaire. [click link for full article]
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07/19/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Lung Diseases Profoundly Degrade The Quality Of Life Of Sufferers

COPD and asthma are common lung diseases that profoundly degrade the quality of life of those who suffer from them. A recent thesis from Karolinska Institutet shows that these two diseases are also a major economic burden on society, something that has not previously received attention.COPD and asthma are two of the most common chronic diseases both in Sweden and in the rest of the world, but there is only limited knowledge about their economic consequences for society. [click link for full article]
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07/19/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Smokers With Asthma:, Quit Smoking And Improve Lung Function

For smokers with asthma, quitting smoking can improve lung function test scores by more than 15 percent in less than two months.The findings appear in the second issue for July 2006 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society.Neil C. Thomson, M.D. [click link for full article]
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07/18/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Lung Lining Infection In Children, Less Expensive Treatment Found

After testing the two most common treatments for empyema in children and seeing equal clinical results, researchers concluded that the enzyme urokinase should be the primary treatment against infection in the lung lining because it costs 25 percent less than the other procedure, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. [click link for full article]
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07/18/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Childhood Asthma And Indoor Swimming Pools

A Belgian study has found that children who swim in indoor swimming pools have a raised risk of wheezing and asthma. The researchers found that for each extra swimming pool per 100,000 people, asthma rates in an area go up by two to three percent. The study was carried out by scientists at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. It is thought that this could be due to chlorine build-up in indoor pools, which don't have the ventilation of outdoor pools. [click link for full article]
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07/18/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Asthma - Obesity Connection: Protein Linked To Diabetes & Obesity Now Has New Role In Controlling Airway Inflammation In Asthma

Asthma - Obesity connection: protein linked to diabetes & obesity now hasnew role in controlling airway inflammation in asthma A new asthma gene provides an unexpected link between asthma and obesityaccording to a research team at Sydney's Garvan Institute, who are also partof the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma and Airways. [click link for full article]
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07/18/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Inner-Sydney Study To Investigate Causes Of Hayfever And Seasonal Allergies

The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research will investigate to what extent particular plants in inner Sydney contribute to people's hayfever and allergies. Following concerns raised by local residents that certain trees, grasses and other plants are contributing to their hayfever and allergies council staff, arborists, medical specialists, allergists, botanists and residents alike have reached a consensus that more and better information is needed. [click link for full article]
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07/18/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Asthma And Pollution At Home

The Physical Chemistry of the Atmosphere Laboratory (1) of the University Louis Pasteur will soon publish some very novel results, obtained from asthmatic patients, which question the recommended level of formaldehyde regarding human health in the domestic environment. This air-born gaseous substance is classified as a pollutant at high concentrations. There are substances in the air which, at high concentrations, can lead to harmful effects on health or the environment. [click link for full article]
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07/18/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

FDA Warns About Dangerous Ingredients In ‘Dietary Supplements’ Promoted For Sexual Enhancement

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to purchase or consume Zimaxx, Libidus, Neophase, Nasutra, Vigor-25, Actra-Rx, or 4EVERON. These products are promoted and sold on web sites as "dietary supplements" for treating erectile dysfunction (ED) and enhancing sexual performance, but they are in fact illegal drugs that contain potentially harmful undeclared ingredients. [click link for full article]
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07/17/2006 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

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