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Pharmaceutical Drugs in Uphill Battle Against Placebo Pills
Posted on 2009-10-05 06:00:00 in Drug Trends |

The placebo effect is getting stronger in people, making it more difficult for pharmaceutical companies to demonstrate clear and significant benefits of drugs.

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1940's drug targets bowel cancer gene
Posted on 2009-09-04 16:48:28 in Cancer | Drug Trends | Genetic Research | Genetics in Disease | Longevity and Age Management |
The drug methotrexate, first used in the 1940's, has been found to destroy the damaged MSH2 gene prevelant in people with the genetic condition HNPCC. HNPCC contributes to bowel cancer, tumors of the stomach, womb, ovaries and kidneys. Continue reading…
Synthetic HDL Therapy Innovation
Posted on 2009-08-19 23:36:24 in Cardio-Vascular | Drug Trends | Longevity and Age Management | Nanotechnology |
Synthetic-HDL-nanoparticles may be able to carry cholesterol through the bloodstream and onto the liver for excretion. Such an innovation in drug treatment of cardiovascular disease could be used to prevent stroke and heart attack within the next decade. Continue reading…
Swine Flu Influenza Type A/H1N1 Protection for Health Care Practitioners and Their Patients
Posted on 2009-08-13 18:48:16 in Dietary Supplementation | Drug Trends | Healthcare and Information | Healthcare and Public Policy | Immune System | Infectious Disease | Inflammation | Longevity and Age Management | Medications | Swine Flu |
By Gordon Pedersen Ph.D.

H1N1 is a serious threat to our health and way of life. The best way to treat it influenza is to prevent it and employ healthy hygiene. Drugs have serious side effects and cannot be used by the entire population and should not be used for long periods of time.

In order to control an epidemic all types of treatment should be employed including prescription drugs (ACE, ARB's, TNF-alpha blockers, anti-viral and anti-bacterial) vitamins, mineral, antioxidant herbs, proper hygiene, air filtration, water filtration and the proper use of diet and nutritional supplements, especially the newly patented, FDA approved Silver Sol technology. Silver Sol destroys bacteria, viruses, and mold so it demonstrates broader spectrum of activity than any antibiotic or antiviral drug. It can be taken daily due the fact that it passes through the body unchanged, and can prevent viral infections, treat them and work synergistically with antibiotics to produce as much as a ten fold increase in activity against the bacteria that cause death in influenza. Continue reading…
Physicians can be less cautious in prescribing finasteride for prostate cancer patients, study finds
Posted on 2009-07-27 11:56:25 in Cancer | Drug Trends | Longevity and Age Management | Men's Health |
The question about whether to treat men at risk of prostate cancer with the drug finasteride has finally been addressed: Findings of a new study conducted by Stanford University School of Medicine suggest that doctors can be less wary of prescribing the drug for their prostate cancer patients. Continue reading…
Lifespan in mice extended with antibiotic drug
Posted on 2009-07-09 10:56:40 in Aging | Drug Trends | Immune System | Longevity | Longevity and Age Management |
Three teams of U.S. researchers discover, by accident, that the antibiotic drug rapamycin used by transplant patients can extend the lives of mice by about a third, raising hopes that life-prolonging drugs can be developed for human use. Continue reading…
Botox injections appear to relieve severe incontinence
Posted on 2009-07-08 10:04:44 in Drug Trends | Longevity and Age Management | Musculoskeletal |
Two studies have shown that people who suffer from overactive bladder experienced significant relief when injected with Botox, while one of the studies demonstrated the safety of a novel delivery method that does not require Botox to be injected into the detrusor muscle through a cystoscope-based procedure. Continue reading…
New treatments for stomach and breast cancer show promise
Posted on 2009-06-04 09:54:33 in Cancer | Drug Trends | GI-Digestive | Genetics in Disease | Longevity and Age Management |
Scientists at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology reported that stomach cancer patients taking Herceptin with chemotherapy lived nearly three months longer than patients on chemotherapy alone. Other promising results in the treatment of breast cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were also announced. Continue reading…
Chewable aspirin absorbed more quickly; better for heart attack patients
Posted on 2009-05-19 14:31:17 in Cardio-Vascular | Drug Trends | Longevity and Age Management |
A new study examining the absorption rates of chewable aspirin compared to swallowing aspirin whole has provided concrete evidence that chewable aspirin yields the greatest and fastest absorption rates. These findings suggest that chewable aspirin is preferable should a person be experiencing a heart attack or sudden onset of chest pain. Continue reading…
Researchers believe a new flu vaccine delivery method may improve vaccination coverage
Posted on 2009-05-06 11:25:44 in Drug Trends | Infectious Disease | Longevity and Age Management | Skin-Hair |
Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have shown that a flu vaccine “patch” with microneedles is just as effective at preventing influenza in mice – and may be less painful, more convenience and less costly – potentially increasing seasonal vaccination coverage. Continue reading…
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