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| October 2008 |
| October, November best months for getting flu shot. The flu shot is a must this time of year especially for people who have chronic illness. The flu shot takes effect in about two weeks. Cleveland Daily Banner. 10/01/08. (Also see: Vaccinations) |
| Dana Delany joins the fight against hard skin illness. In 1996, the Emmy Award winner and "Desperate Housewives" actress played a patient dying of scleroderma in the ABC TV movie, "For Hope." CNN Heroes. CNN.com/Health. October, 2008. |
| 50% of Doctors Prescribe Placebos. More than half of doctors offer fake prescriptions to make patients feel better, and that's OK, most doctors say. MedicineNet. 10/23/08. |
| Writer reveals struggle with chronic illness. ``Never before have medicine and society had to contend with issues like the effects of caregiving on young marriages and relationships or seriously ill young adults having children on such a large scale, but here we are,'' Edwards writes. PatriotLedger.com. 09/09/08. (Also see: Coping) |
| New Mechanism For Cardiac Arrhythmia Discovered. CAR stands for Coxsackievirus-Adenovirus-Receptor. It is embedded in specific cell-cell-contacts (tight junctions) of the specialized heart fibres. When CAR is missing, the signal can not be passed on and the heart does not beat properly. ScienceDaily. 09/18/08. (Also see: Cardiac Involvement) |
| Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Gets FDA Warning. The psoriasis drug Raptiva is getting a "black box" warning, the FDA's sternest warning, about the risk of life-threatening infections including a rare brain infection and meningitis. WebMD. 10/16/08. (Also see: Psoriasis and FDA Warnings) |
| Pain Is Not A Symptom Of Arthritis, Pain Causes Arthritis, Study Shows. The study revealed that pain signals originating in arthritic joints, and the biochemical processing of those signals as they reach the spinal cord, worsen and expand arthritis. ScienceDaily. 09/28/08. (Also see: Pain and Arthritis) |
| How Effective Are Probiotics In Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? A systematic review of the efficacy of probiotics in IBS patients found that "probiotics are effective in IBS; however, there was not enough information to be sure whether there is one probiotic that is particularly effective or whether combinations of probiotics are required. ScienceDaily. 10/10/08. (Also see: IBS and Probiotics) |
| Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria. This study found that the highest risk of C. difficile infection from antibiotic use happens in the 30 days following treatment. "Beyond the 45-day period following treatment, the risk declines significantly. Womenshealth.gov. 10/10/08. (Also see: GI Involvement) |
| Fruit Juices Block Common Drugs. David G. Bailey, PhD, reports that grapefruit, orange, and apple juices decrease the absorption of several important medications:WebMD. 08/19/08. (Also see: Medication Interactions) |
| Vitamin C and Chemotherapy: Bad Combo? The vitamin C blunted the effectiveness of the chemotherapy drugs from 30% to 70%, depending on the dose of vitamin C and the chemo drug. WebMD. 10/01/08. (Also see: Medication Interactions and Alternative Treatments) |
| Resetting immune system in bid to beat scleroderma.Studies here and in Europe are aiming to reset immunity for patients with severe scleroderma - work that, if successful, could cast new light on numerous autoimmune diseases, from lupus to multiple sclerosis. Yahoo News. 09/22/08. |
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