US Health Researchers Suggests Smokers May Be At Higher Risk Of Psoriasis
Published By Lynn On Friday, February 3rd 2012. Under Health Tags: chronic skin, Dr Abrar Qureshi, Harvard Medical School, Immune System, National Psoriasis Foundation, obesity, Smokers
A new research study suggests that smokers have an increased risk of developing the chronic skin condition, psoriasis. People with psoriasis develop thick, red, scaly patches on the skin that are usually itchy and sore.Medical researchers believe the disease is caused by an abnormal immune system attack on the body’s ... Read More
Sugar is Harmful Like Alcohol Or Tobacco
Published By Lynn On Thursday, February 2nd 2012. Under Health Tags: Alcohol, and Treatment, Food and Drink Federation, San Francisco, Study, sugar, tobacco, UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, University of California
American health experts claim that sugar is as harmful and addictive as alcohol or tobacco and should be regulated.Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco wrote in the latest edition of the journal, “Nature”, that the government must brings new policies, like taxes, to control the soaring use of ... Read More
New Study Shows Ulcer Drugs Linked To Hip Fractures
Published By Lynn On Wednesday, February 1st 2012. Under Health Tags: acid reflux, bmj, Boston, British Medical Journal, British Menopause Society, heartburn, hip fracture, Massachusetts General Hospital, peptic ulcer, postmenopausal, PPIs, Proton pump inhibitors
Researchers in a new study said that postmenopausal females who take certain proton pump inhibitors are at an increased risk of hip fractures in later life.The new study by the researchers, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), showed a link between long-term use of proton pump inhibitors and bone ... Read More
Roche’s Skin Cancer Drug Receives Green Signal By FDA
Published By Lynn On Tuesday, January 31st 2012. Under Health Tags: basal cell carcinoma, Curis Inc, Erivedge, Roche pharmaceutical, Skin Cancer, Surgery, treatment, US Food and Drug Administration, USFDA, vismodegib
On Monday, the U.S. federal regulators approved a pill to treat an advanced form of the most common type of skin cancer, which is known as basal cell carcinoma.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Roche’s drug, named “Erivedge”, which was co-developed by Curis Inc. for use by adults whose ... Read More
USFDA Stops Imports Of Orange Juice After Finding Fungicide
Published By Lynn On Monday, January 30th 2012. Under Health Tags: Brazil, Canada, carbendazim, Christian Lohbauer, Citrus, Environmental Protection Agency, Europe, fda, Food and Drug Administration, fruit juice, United States, USEPA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorities detained nine shipments of orange juice from Brazil and Canada after their contents tested positive for an illegal fungicide.The health agency of the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said that orange juice shipments tested positive for carbendazim, which is an ... Read More


