New Analysis: Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Not Beneficial for Preventing a First Stroke in Healthy Older Adults

New Analysis: Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Not Beneficial for Preventing a First Stroke in Healthy Older Adults:

More than 100,000 people a year die in American hospitals from adverse reactions to medication, making drug reactions one of the leading causes of death in this country, researchers are reporting today.

FDA warns about serious breathing problems with seizure and nerve pain medicines gabapentin and pregabalin

Be cautious

Using the antibiotic clarithromycin in combination with the gout drug colchicine increases the risk of death because of colchicine toxicity,

Beware

NovaLead launched Galnobax has the potential to be the first small molecule drug for diabetic foot ulcer

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 800,000–1,000,000 individuals died by suicide in the year 2000...

Antidepressants carry a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) black box warning about a risk of increased suicidal thinking and behaviour in some individuals under the age of 25.

ICPA Health Products Ltd (ICPA), a leading pharma company in the oral healthcare segment, has launched its latest oral healthcare product– Mucofibro

Mucofibro helps prevent the malignant transformation of precancerous lesions like oral leukoplakia and erythroplakia and also improves the treatment outcomes in precancerous conditions like oral submucous fibrosis.

Mucofibro prevents cell damage by fighting the oxidative stress inside the cells and restores the tissue healing capacity. With its powerful ‘cell detoxification action’ Mucofibro is beneficial in improving the clinical outcomes in non-cancer, pre-cancer and cancer treatments.

Anglo French Drugs & Industries Limited launches LYBER-PCO: A PCOS treatment drug which also helps women in conceiving a child and can be used for restoring ovulation processes.

LYBER-PCO: PCOS is polycystic ovarian syndrome which affects about 20% of all females in their reproductive age. It is a major problem in India which leads to female infertility. It is characterized by facial hair, acne, obesity, menstrual irregularities etc. Our product LYBER-PCO not only treats this disorder in young unmarried females but also helps to resolve infertility in those planning to conceive. LYBER-PCO has Myo-inositol 550 mg and D-chiro inositol 13.8 mg which is in the physiological ratio of 40:1; clinically proven to restore ovulation. LYBER-PCO also contains Vitamin D and chromium.

WARNING ABOUT DIABETES TREATMENT

This is an urgent alert for patients with diabetes and others who are using liraglutide.

More than 150,000 prescriptions per month are being filled for Americans for a relatively new diabetes drug, liraglutide that Public Citizen just asked the FDA to ban because it puts patients at higher risk of thyroid cancer, pancreatitis, serious allergic reactions and kidney failure that outweigh any documented clinical benefits.

There is a drug only for eyelashes. It's called Latisse.

Cadila Pharma launches Belmore to treat uncontrolled LDL-cholesterol

Belmore, the brand name of Bempedoic acid, is a novel drug for the treatment of high LDL cholesterol.

How Belmore Tablet works

Belmore Tablet works by blocking an enzyme (enzyme adenosine triphosphate-citrate lyase) that is required to make LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein) in the liver, which results in lower levels of LDL cholesterol.

You're LDL should be less than 100 ... beware.

AstraZeneca Pharma has launched “ Farxiga, a breakthrough treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus.”

The company said Farxiga is a “highly selective inhibitor of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2. It has a unique insulin-independent mode of action that helps remove excess glucose from the body via urine, which is associated with reduction of glycated haemoglobin, weight and systolic blood sugar.”

Caution

People who suffered Farxiga side effects are suing Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca. Farxiga lawsuits say the companies failed to adequately test the drug and warn of its dangers

I need to reiterate that i have no financial interest in any of the posts here.

Inputs Courtesy: Veteran ENT Doctor with 41 years of experience, preferring to remain anonymous.

When Punjab Chief Minister's Son Was Paraded On Underwear

Year, 1959, Place Amritsar. Some Indian Army Officers & their wives went to the Railway Station to see off one of their colleagues. Some goons made lewd remarks against the women & tried to molest them. The Army Officers chased the goons who took shelter in a nearby Cinema Theatre. The matter was reported to Commanding Officer Col Jyothi Mohan Sen. On learning about the incident, the Col ordered the Cinema Hall to be surrounded by troops. All the goons were dragged out, the leader of the goons was so heady and drunk with power; he was none other than the son of Chief Minister of Punjab, Pratap Singh Kairon, a close associate of the then PM, Jawahar Lal Nehru. All the goons were stripped to their underwear, paraded in the streets of Amritsar & later interned in the Cantonment. The next day, the Chief Minister became furious & tried to release his son from Indian Army's incarceration. Do you know what happened? His vehicle was not allowed to go into the Cantonment a...

Countries with Surplus Budgets

*By Dr. Devan A budget surplus is one of the clearest signals of fiscal discipline, economic prudence, and long-term stability in governance. While many nations run chronic deficits, there remain countries that stand apart, demonstrating to the world that living within one’s means is not only possible but advantageous. A budget surplus occurs when a government’s revenues exceed its expenditures over a fiscal period. This provides room for investment in infrastructure, health, education, and sovereign wealth funds, while also acting as a shield against future economic downturns. In this essay, I will explore which countries currently maintain budget surpluses, why they succeed in doing so, what structural characteristics enable this, and what lessons deficit-ridden nations may derive from their example. Defining the Budget Surplus A government raises money primarily through taxes, duties, royalties, and state-owned enterprise dividends. Against this revenue, it spends on public wages, d...

World-renowned Cartoonist BG Gujjarappa says: My Best is Yet to Come

Many people are in the fond practice of complaining every now and then that they hardly get any time to pursue their passions. Maybe, they could be genuine in their own ways, but never ever in the case of the veteran artist, political cartoonist, caricaturist, children’s illustrator, and also into multimedia, Banagere Gangaiah Gujjarappa. Perhaps BG Gujjarappa or Gujjar as he is popularly well-known is a household name to readers of Newspapers, Tabloids, Periodicals, and a variety of books for several decades. Hemavathi connection: Sexagenarian BG Gujjarappa (03 June 1955), belongs to Doddabanagere village in the hitherto drought-prone Sira Taluk of Tumakuru district. Doddabanagere also happens to be the last village of Sira Taluk bordering Hemavathi village, an artist’s paradise in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The Siddeshwara Temple is renowned for the four famous Shiva shrines as Lord Shiva appears in the human form, like in seated yoga posture, deep in meditation etc. q...

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