Woman Suffers Serious Vitamin Deficiency After Gastric Bypass Surgery A woman developed disease because, after her weight-loss surgery, she did not take her multivitamin, as reported in a Case Report released on October 10, 2008 in The Lancet. The obesity epidemic is well documented around the world, and has affected developed countries in great magnitude. One treatment for obesity is gastric bypass surgery, which actually limits the size of the stomach cavity to help curb the patient's appetite.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTransdermal Drug Patches with Metallic Backings: Risk of Burns during MRI Scans Public Health Advisory issued describing risk of skin burns during MRI scans.
Source: www.fda.govThe Barriers That Prevent Children From Taking Prescribed Medicines The widespread problem of children failing to take their medication for a range of life-threatening illnesses is to be tackled as part of a new university research project. The 21-month study involving health specialists at The University of Nottingham and The University of Leicester will draw on the experiences of school children with asthma, diabetes, congenital heart disease and epilepsy to learn about the barriers that prevent them from taking medicines prescribed for them.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUSA's Largest Ever Prostate Cancer Screening Programme Shows High Compliance And Consistent Results Just under five per cent of the men who took part in the prostate cancer element of the USA's largest ever cancer screening trial were diagnosed with the disease and the majority of those were picked up by screening programmes, according to research published in the December issue of the UK-based urology journal BJU International.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comXigris (Drotrecogin alfa (activated)) - Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review FDA is evaluating a study showing increased incidence of serious bleeding events and mortality in patients who received Xigris.
Source: www.fda.govZonisamide (marketed as Zonegran, and generics) Treatment with zonisamide can cause metabolic acidosis in some patients.
Source: www.fda.govRaptiva (efalizumab) Public Health Advisory describes rare brain condition, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, associated with the use of Raptiva.
Source: www.fda.govCompliance For Life™ Medication Dosing Reminders Go Global Compliance for Life™ is going global. iReminder, LLC, announces that Compliance for Life now delivers dosing reminders anywhere in the world by phone and SMS text message, as well as email.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPharmacy Benefits Managers Promote Low-Cost Generics, Adherence To Drug Plans Pharmacy benefits managers have begun offering tools to help consumers find low-cost generic drugs, adhere to drug regimens and increase consumer choice, all of which can help increase profit margins, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the Journal, PBMs generally experience greater profit margins and members typically spend less when they use generic drugs, especially when ordered by mail.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEconomic Downturn Leads U.S. Residents To Skip, Delay Medical Care The AP/Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday examined how the "ailing economy is leading many Americans to skip doctor visits, skimp on their medicine, and put off mammograms, Pap smears and other tests," a trend that physicians worry will result in "sicker patients who need more expensive treatment later." A
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
# posted by Network @ 11:07 AM
