http://genericsblog.com Medical-Care News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:33:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bite into a fresh-picked, ripe strawberry. It's tender, juicy, and sweet, right? Not like those huge, waxy, and largely flavorless blobs that have been picked before they're fully ripe and then shipped thousands of miles before they get to the grocery store. Even worse, unless they're organic, those supermarket berries ... http://genericsblog.com/anti-acidity/strawberry-success/ Over the past several years, a perceptible shift in healthcare paradigm has emerged. No longer are chronic diseases seen as fait accompli to be awaited passively and treated willy-nilly only when the symptoms present themselves with uncompromising ferocity. Rather, preventive measures have assumed central importance in avoidance of disease. The ... http://genericsblog.com/anti-acidity/osteoporosis-diet-acidity-and-calcium/ Sixty-eight million Americans suffer from various urinary conditions involving overactive bladder, urgency, frequency and pelvic pain. unfortunately, there is a lack of effective treatments for these debilitating chronic problems but with a new therapy pioneered by a company called pH Sciences, there may be hope for people like Mary Smith. Mary ... http://genericsblog.com/anti-acidity/excessive-acidity-may-aggravate-urinary-disorders/ Everyone is bothered by gastric acidity occasionally. Many individuals regularly experience heartburn when consuming highly acidic foods and beverages such as coffee, teas, tomato products, wine and citrus fruits. It is estimated that as many as 200 million Americans suffer chronic illness, including gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome and ... http://genericsblog.com/anti-acidity/taming-acidity-naturally/ The following information is an educational aid only. It is not intended as medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you. Pronunciation (ra BE pray zole) Pharmacologic Category Proton Pump Inhibitor Substituted Benzimidazole U.S. Brand ... http://genericsblog.com/uncategorized/rabeprazole/ Somehow, the usual healthy resolutions don't cut it for me this year. Eat five servings of produce daily? Check (most days). Walk everywhere I can? Check. Find time to stop, decompress, reflect? If a weekly moment en route to the grocery store counts, check that off, too. So as 2008 ... http://genericsblog.com/weight-loss/my-4-unlikely-health-resolutions/ Stavudine (Zerit) may offer clinicians a new alternative for treatment of adults with advanced HIV infection. Approved for marketing in June 1994, this nucleoside analogue is indicated for the treatment of patients who are intolerant to approved therapies for HIV infection, as well as for those who have experienced significant clinical ... http://genericsblog.com/other/agent-may-help-advanced-hiv-infection/ COMBIVIR A BOON "Combivir" made big waves when it was approved last fall; it's the first AIDS drug that packs two proven HIV-fighters, AZT and 3TC. As a result, Combivir users can take just two pills each day instead of seven. This will make an effective drug regimen easier to swallow, ... http://genericsblog.com/aids/aids-update/ A common complaint about the otherwise highly praised new antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) is that it reduces sexual interest and capacity. A new study suggests that patients with this problem may see an improvement if they switch to another antidepressant, bupropion (Wellbutrin). Largely by placing advertisements in newspapers, researchers found 39 patients, ... http://genericsblog.com/other/from-fluoxetine-to-bupropion/ WHAT'S NEW For your elderly nursing home patients who are agitated, a recently approved antipsychotic agent may be an alternative to traditional antipsychotics, according to Ned H. Cassem, MD. Risperidone (Risperdal) has received FDA approval for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. "It's a great help for us, because it ... http://genericsblog.com/other/agitated-nursing-home-patients-new-agent-called-safe-alternative/