IBTimes.co.ukSizzurp Global Abuse: India Bans Codeine Cough Syrup while Canada Reports …IBTimes.co.ukHowever, national drug education service Talk to Frank said codeine can increase the risk of respiratory arrest, kidney failure, liver failure and bl…
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Telling Cancer to ‘Go Away’
New University Online Chemotherapy was no longer the only option for Ben as he now needed what is called an Autologous stem cell transplant. “I didn’t really know what it was, and I didn’t really care,” recalls Teller. Before the transplant Ben needed two or three more … |
Rare lung disorder operated in BangaloreTimes of IndiaPAP is a rare lung disease in which abnormal accumulation of surfactant occurs within the alveoli, interfering with gas exchange. This is a very rare disease, with a prevalence of about 1 in a milli…
Logarithm: Do we really only use 10 percent of our brain?Purdue Exponent (blog)So the only way your brain will have just 10 percent of its structures functioning properly is if you experience severe brain damage that leads to paralysis or brain death. …
MedscapeAAN Issues Guideline on Parenchymal NeurocysticercosisMedscapeOn the basis of the evidence reviewed, the guideline recommends that albendazole (400 mg twice daily for adults or weight-based dosing for either adults or children) plus either dexa…
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Tetanus: How you catch it and why you really want to avoid infection
Vancouver Sun People who haven’t been vaccinated but who have been exposed — or possibly exposed — are treated with tetanus immune globulin, tetanus antibodies taken from donated blood. But when a case progresses to the stage that the British man’s had, treatment … |
OncLiveNumerous Drug Classes Studied for Use in Follicular LymphomaOncLiveOfatumumab, a humanized monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody approved under the trade name Arzerra for use in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), has shown some promise as a single agen…
Selectmen Hear Critique of EMS Review CommitteePatch.comThe Darien Times also reported that the American Heart Association states that brain death starts to happen within four to six minutes after a heart attack. The Times goes on to report that chance…
New Research on HIV Antibodies: Is a Vaccine in Sight?The Disease DailyWhen a person is infected by any pathogen, the immune system starts producing antibodies, or proteins that identify and neutralize pathogens. For the first few weeks after infection…
The GuardianWe must work with families to reduce organ donation refusal ratesThe GuardianAlthough 96% of the UK population believe that organ donation is the right thing to do, only 31% have joined the organ donor register (ODR). There is surely an arg…