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Chain Drug Review - Biocraft sets sales records

January 13th, 2009

FAIR LAWN, N.J.–Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a manufacturer of generic drug products, has received Food and Drug Administration approval to manufacture metoclopramide tablets in a 5 mg. dosage. The product is a gastrointestinal drug and …

Balaklava and Its Reputation as a Scuba Divers Paradise

January 6th, 2009

Crimea an autonomous republic is re-inventing itself after the ending of the old soviet union. Private enterprise is flourishing and well-stocked shops and good restaurants are the norm. Transport and accommodation are cheaper than the Mediterranean resorts but the weather is better and the sightseeing amazing!

Visitors from all over the world are welcomed in a country which has opened its doors to foreign tourists by reducing visa requirements to a minimum.

Whether you want…

Medical Update - Letters to the Editor

December 30th, 2008

Dear Editor,
My son, 48, has been diagnosed with gastroparesis, the failure of the stomach to empty food into the small intestine. He is not a diabetic. He has been taking Reglan, but the side effects are undesirable. Are there other medicines, and is there hope for a cure?
Marcie Scholl
Bonita Springs, Florida

Doctors prescribe Reglan to help stimulate the muscular lining the s…

Medical Law's Regan Report - FL: Admissibility of Authenticated Medical Records: Appellate Court Reverses Order for New Trial for Pt.(Brief Article)

December 29th, 2008

CASE FACTS: America Batet brought suit for medical malpractice against Dr. Juan Sorondo and his professional association. She alleged that the serious neurological condition from which she suffered, tardive dyskinesia, had been c…

Healthfacts - Drug side effect mistaken for Parkinson’s disease - Reglan - adapted from the Journal of the American Medical Association, December 13, 1995

December 26th, 2008

A physician mistakes a drug side effect for a disease, prescribes another drug, and more side effects occur. The scenario is probably common but not a path of inquiry many researchers are likely to pursue. Jerry Avorn, M.D. and …

Medical Update - Pain that’s hard to stomach

December 21st, 2008

In mid-September, as reported by USA Today, doctors from the American College of Gastroenterology fielded questions from the public for 12 hours on the newspaper’s Heartburn Hot Line. The following are some of the more interesting comments of the specialists:
To a …

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News - It Pays to Shop Around to Get Best Price on Prescription Drugs. (Originated from The News, Boca Raton, Fla.)

December 19th, 2008

Aug. 16–Stan Lopata used to buy medication for his cancer- stricken wife at Wal-Mart’s pharmacy in Delray Beach until he found a pharmacy in Miami that offers the same drug for half the price.
Lopata, 74, said his wife, Minnie, 74, who receives che…

PROTECT Your Infant Against the Dangers of GERD

December 13th, 2008

Recent statistics show that children from 3 to 7 are victims of acid reflux symptoms between 2 and 8% of the time, and that for infants 20% is the real percentage that suffers. Since the 1990s, there has been an increase in infant gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Infa…

Boerhaave's Syndrome - Spontaneous Rupture of the Esophagus

December 10th, 2008

Case Presentation:
An 80 year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, renal cell carcinoma, and status-post nephrectomy, experienced an episode of choking, coughing and vomiting when she had difficulty swallowing her Centrum Silver tablet. Soon after vomiting, the patient developed severe chest pain with radiation to her back. The pai…

Learn All About Treating Hernia

December 8th, 2008

Once an abdominal hernia occurs, it tends to increase in size. Some patients with abdominal hernias wait and watch for some time before choosing surgery. In such cases, they should avoid vigorous physical activity, such as heavy lifting or straining with constipation….