In a prospective, longitudinal study, those who consumed a median 62.9 g of chocolate a week were at a significantly lower relative stroke risk than those who ate a median of zero grams weekly RR 0.83, 95% CI 0.7 to 0.99, according to Susanna Larsson, PhD, of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues.
via Chocolate Each Day May Keep Strokes Away.
Please pass the M&M’s.
BACKGROUND: Reumofan Plus is marketed as a natural dietary supplement for pain relief. Reumofan Plus is labeled in Spanish and promoted for treating arthritis, muscle pain, osteoporosis, bone cancer, and other conditions. The product is manufactured in Mexico by Riger Naturals and sold in some retail outlets, at flea markets, and on various internet sites. FDA has worked closely with the Mexican government on this matter. The Mexican Ministry of Health has issued a health warning to the public and ordered Riger Naturals to recall the product.
Since June 1, 2012, when FDA first warned the public about the dangers of these supplements, the agency has received reports of fatalities, stroke, severe bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, dizziness, insomnia, high blood sugar levels and problems with liver and kidney functions,as well as corticosteroid withdrawal syndrome
via Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products > Reumofan Plus: Recall – Undeclared Drug Ingredient.
ISSUE: The Food and Drug Administration FDA is providing information and recommendations regarding safety concerns with the recalled Riata leads. These leads have an increased risk of premature insulation failure that can impact the lead’s ability to function properly.
According to St. Jude Medical, as of 2011, approximately 79,000 Riata leads remained implanted in patients in the United States.
Bear this in mind when you’re underwriting pacemaker cases.
Maximizing Modest Legacies | LifeHealthPro.
Article on capital transfer solution strategies and repositioning assets.
The bright white spots that show up on brain scans in older people may be a manifestation of disease and not just a benign byproduct of aging, according to a prospective study.
Leukoaraiosis is the radiologic term for nonspecific white matter T2 signal hyperintensities that show up on structural brain MRI. Also known as small vessel ischemia, the bright spots are thought to be the result of microangiopathic damage and their clinical importance has been debated.
The FDA today approved the first generic version of Actos to treat adults with type 2 diabetes.
The generic tablets use the same active ingredient as Actos, called pioglitazone, to improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
One reason so many boomers are infected is that more than a few used injected drugs much earlier in their lives, says Dr. John Ward, who runs the CDC’s viral hepatitis division.
CDC Recommends Hepatitis C Testing For All Boomers : Shots – Health Blog : NPR.
Link to the CDC report below:
Unexpected Swallowing of a Knife — NEJM.
Great x-rays.
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