Once the superstar of the medical world and the number one darling of doctors for the treatment of diabetes, Avandia is now a big disgrace. The image of Britney Spears comes to mind when considering this story. After all, the rise and fall of Avandia does make for great tabloid reading. Avandia reached the market [...]
November 18, 2007 By
Obesity Caused by a Virus?
Researchers already know that ten different viruses can cause obesity in animals. Recent information presented at a conference in Boston by Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar and colleagues, pin-points adenovirus-36 as a potential cause of obesity in humans. In the latest studies these researchers were able to convert human stem cells into fat cells by infecting them [...]
November 14, 2007 By
A Pyrrhic Victory for Avandia: FDA Releases New Statement
On November 14 the FDA released a new warning about potential heart complications of Avandia. After reading the statement which can be found at http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01743.html I was most impressed by the reserved tone the FDA used in describing the risk. Based on the types of articles already published by some leaders in the field of [...]
November 12, 2007 By
Estrogen:Can’t live with it, can’t live without it
Over the past few years the use of estrogen to treat post menopausal women has plunged in popularity. This occurred after the release of several major studies showing that instead of helping older women avoid arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and heart attacks the opposite was true. Recent studies showed that women taking estrogen after [...]
November 7, 2007 By
Calcium and Vitamin D supplements reduce fractures
Recent information published in the British medical journal Lancet, supports using calcium and vitamin D supplementation to prevent fractures and bone loss in older people. A 12% reduction in bone fractures linked to osteoporosis was seen in people aged 50 and older who used calcium and Vitamin D supplements. Osteoporotic fractures are common with one [...]
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