When it is time for a dose of medicine, the GlowCap emits a pulsing orange light; after an hour, the gadget starts beeping every five minutes, in arpeggios that become more complicated and insistent. After that, the device can set off an automated telephone or text message reminder… It also can generate email or letters reporting to a family member or doctor how often the medication is taken.
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Officials of the District have acknowledged that it is not enough to simply distribute male condoms to address what is termed as an epidemic of HIV and AIDS, according to a report on The Washington Post. In an effort to do more, the city will become the first in the country to distribute free female condoms in order to give women more power to protect themselves from HIV and sexually transmitted diseases when their partners refuse to use protection.
Half a million female condoms will reportedly be made available in beauty salons, convenience stores and high schools in certain parts of the city where HIV rates are high.
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Lindsay Lohan is one celebrity who practically grew up under the Klieg lights and it has been quite disheartening for some people to witness how her life seemed to spiral out of control with stories of substance abuse and run-ins with the law. The actress talked to The Suns Emma Cox about her issues something that she had downplayed in the past and has declared herself healthier and happier at this time.
Lohan shares to Cox how her fathers public rantings made her problems worse: When my father was going public, thats when I hit rock bottom. I abused substances too much and it wasnt the answer to my problems I tried to mask my problems with alcohol, cocaine and mind-altering substances.
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Although originally written in 1983, David Hendersons memo is the best analysis I have seen on the subject. This will give you the flavor of it:
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March is traditionally celebrated as Womens History Month, with March 8 considered as International Womens Day since it was first celebrated in 1911. We thought that it was only fitting to share a new development in what has, for the most part, been considered as a disease that affected women breast cancer.
According to a feature on Business Week, a study that was published online in the journal Annals of Surgical Oncology indicated that the use of freezing techniques can help stop the spread of breast cancer, at least in mice. The studys lead author was Dr. Michael Sabel, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School, who led a team of researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Filed Under (eDrug News) by Admin on 05-03-2010
We came across these interesting promotional materials (click the image to enlarge) for Viagra today, so we thought we’d share them. Even though the party blowers mark Viagra’s 11th birthday, by our calculations the drug turns 12 on March 27, 2010 — the anniversary of its FDA approval.
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The National Health Service (NHS) considers the traditional, pint-sized beer mugs favored by English pubs, a health hazard. The NHS identified about 87,000 violent incidents each year, where drunken patrons smash a glass mug against another patron’s head or break a beer glass to use the jagged edges as a weapon in a pub brawl. The NHSs cost to treat bar-related beer glass injuries: $4.3 billion per year. The NHSs solution: safety glass beer mugs made with glass similar to how auto safety glass is made for windshields.
Living with diabetes is challenging, and if one is not careful one may have to suffer unwanted and entirely preventable complications. WebMD provides useful tips to ensure that this does not happen, some of which we will be sharing with you in this post.
Eat the right carbs, in the right amount. Some people think that having diabetes means having to give up on carbs altogether. This does not necessarily follow; all that one needs to do is to choose carbs that break down slowly in the body, which means that it can provide steady energy. Examples are beans, whole grains and fresh vegetables.
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The two most serious defects of ObamaCare were never discussed at the Health Care Summit or in the Presidents speech this afternoon. I blame the Republicans for that. As a result, things have gotten worse for the GOP. President Obama is now offering to make minor concessions on the issues the Republicans did bring up and call the whole effort a bipartisan compromise. (More on that below.)
Okay, what is the single worst feature of ObamaCare that no one ever talks about? It is something that would completely disrupt American labor markets. Take a look at the chart below. It shows why no employer anywhere is going to be able to (a) provide health insurance to employees and (b) employ workers who earn $30,000. The reason: Any competitor employing similar workers and not providing health insurance would have a huge, insurmountable cost advantage.
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