Calcium Linked To Lower Risk Of Intestinal Cancer A new US study found that higher calcium intake was linked to a lower risk of total cancers in women only; and for both men and women, it was linked to lower risk of of cancers of the digestive system, and colorectal cancer in particular.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUniversity Of Montreal Students Design Argus, A High-tech Pill Organizer - Could Help Save Lives And Money A new high-tech pill organizer designed by two students could help save lives and billions of dollars to the health-care system. According to Statistics Canada, 50 percent of Canadians don't follow their prescriptions. As a result, one out of 10 patients ends up in the emergency room. This problem can have lethal consequences on the health of a patient and contributes to the blockage of ERs across the country.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFDA Says India's Largest Pharma Company Faked Test Results In Drug Applications The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday, 25th February, that a plant belonging to India's largest pharmaceutical company, Ranbaxy Laboratories, falsified data and test results in approved and pending applications of generic drugs for the US market.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAlcohol Consumption And Male Erectile Dysfunction: An Unfounded Reputation For Risk? UroToday.com - The report, one of four published articles from a population-based cross-sectional study principally on male erectile dysfunction (ED), is based on the responses of 1,580 participants to questions on their alcohol drinking behaviour. To assess the effects of alcohol on erectile function was not the primary objective of the study.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBetter Outcomes In HIV-Infected Adults Treated Initially With Efavirenz-Based Therapies A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that HIV-infected patients taking the antiretroviral drug efavirenz were more likely to adhere to treatment and less likely to experience virologic failure and death compared to patients taking nevirapine. Nevirapine is the most frequently prescribed drug for patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, where the study was conducted.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCardiovascular Disease Treatment Guidelines Frequently Not Based On Solid Evidence A study in the February 25 issue of JAMA reports that evaluation of clinical practice procedure for treating cardiovascular disease finds that present recommendations mainly rely on inferior levels of evidence or expert opinion.
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