Medical Informer

Risk-Benefit Analyses in Medication Decision Making … zonisamide, metformin, or amantadine to counteract antipsychotic-associated weight gain; using bupropion, buspirone, or sildenafil to mitigate SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction; adding modafinil or armodafinil to antihistaminergic psychotropics to … Full News here – Read more on Psychiatric News

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Making a needed switch According to one study, 70 percent of those prescribed escitalopram (Lexapro) did not respond to the drug after a month. Some non-responders were directed to continue taking the drug, while others switched to duloxetine (Cymbalta). All experienced … Full News here – Read more on Coeur d’Alene Press

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Warmists Wonder If Global Warming Is Making European Winters Cold Viagra … Warmists Wonder If Global Warming Is Making European Winters Cold Viagra (sildenafil). How can you tell this is a cult? Because no matter what happens, globull warming is to blame. Is global warming causing harsher winters? Millions of people in … Full News [...]

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Making the pain of prescription drug overdose go away Melanie Uher Flom was taking Lexapro prescribed for depression, her mom said last week. The night she died she swallowed hydrocodone – a painkiller given to her by an acquaintance — and washed it all down with alcohol. They baptized her baby girl the … Full [...]

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Viagra major catalyst in making India top source of spam worldwide The top spoofed brands involve prescription drugs like Viagra and Cialis and luxury watches like Rolex and Omega. The report says that spammers maximize the ROI of their efforts, targeting real-world events with specific and short-lived campaigns. Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Making Little Murderers SSRIs include Prozac, Zoloff, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, and Luvox. Others include Remeron, Anafranil, Effexor, Cymbalta, and Pristiq, as well as the dopamine reuptake inhibitor antidepressant Wellbutrin, marketed as Zyban. If you listen closely to … Full News here – Read more on Canada Free Press

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Making medical body scans better, safer CT scans and MRIs help diagnose diseases. However, the high doses of X-rays used means CT scans can also cause cancer, not just diagnose it. Reducing the radiation dosage reduces the quality of the CT image – making it harder for doctors to see subtle … Full News here [...]

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API issue leads Lundbeck to stop making Elspar for ALL Lundbeck is facing the same price pressures that other drugmakers are, after the patent expired on Lexapro, the antidepressant it developed and sells in Europe as Cipralex. In June, it said it would cut 600 jobs, mostly in Europe. – see the Lundbeck … Full [...]

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The Asthma Medication That's Making Us Shorter It turns out that the stunted growth associated with the use of budesonide, a long-term medication commonly used to control childhood asthma, is likely permanent. That's according to a study presented yesterday at the European Respiratory Society … Full News here – Read more on The Atlantic

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Making Sense of Biomarkers Used to Identify Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive form of cancer primarily caused by exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. Each year close to 3,000 Americans are diagnosed with the incurable cancer. While there is currently no known cure for the disease, the … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Is Too Little Iron Making You Tired? Have you ever found yourself feeling winded after walking up a flight of stairs, cold when everyone else is comfortable, or exhausted even when you've had enough sleep? These are all possible signs of iron deficiency anemia, but even if you're not … Full News here – Read [...]

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