Monthly Archives: November 2010
Aspirin Reduces Mortality in Prostate Cancer
In the Chinese Medicine, the cause of cancer is thought to be associated with the dysfunction of the coagulation system. Now, a study presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has confirmed this … Continue reading
Heavy Smoking in Midlife Increase the Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia
A new study published in the October 25, 2010 issue of the Arch intern Med indicated that smoking in midlife hasten the loss of memory. Researchers analyzed data from 21,123 members of a health care system who participated in a … Continue reading
FDA approves New Antibiotic for Pneumonia and Skin Infections
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a new injectable antibiotic, ceftaroline fosamil (Teflaro; Forest Laboratories), for treating community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) and acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections (ABSSSI), including the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Ceftaroline is a … Continue reading