Monthly Archives: March 2012

Chia medical tourism–stroke–stem cell therapy 1.flv – Video

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

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Chia medical tourism–stroke–stem cell therapy 3.flv – Video

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

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Law Firm of Alonso Krangle LLP Launches Investigation of Birth Defects Possibly Due to Side Effects from Selective …

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

Attorneys Andres Alonso and David Krangle announce that Alonso Krangle LLP is investigating birth defects allegedly associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, SSRI, Side Effects, including Celexa, Lexapro, Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft and Effexor Melville, NY (PRWEB) March 13, 2012 Paxil Birth Defect Side Effects: In 2005, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) moved Paxil from Pregnancy Category C to Category D because of its association with birth defects. The classification means that studies in pregnant women have shown a risk to the fetus. [fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/DrugSafetyInformationforHeathcareProfessionals/PublicHealthAdvisories/ucm051731.htm] Prozac Birth Defect Side Effects: In 1996, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that women taking Prozac during pregnancy were two times as likely to deliver a baby with three or more minor abnormalities and poorer than average neonatal adaptation. [nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199610033351402] Zoloft Birth Defect Side Effects: A 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that that babies born to women who used Zoloft during the first trimester of pregnancy were twice as likely to suffer heart-related birth defects. [http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa067407 . Celexa: In 2010, Forest Laboratories paid out $313 million in damages under the False Claims Act for illegally marketing Celexa to children and for paying doctors … Continue reading →

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Addiction to opioids is a serious problem

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

Over the past several years, Southern Illinois, as well as other parts of the country, has seen a rapid growth in opioid addiction with devastating results for the individuals and their families who suffer from this type of dependency. Opioids are drugs that are either derived from opiates or chemically related to opiates, such as morphine, codeine, hydrocodone, methadone and heroin. Opioid addiction is often perceived by society as related only to heroin use, but what treatment facilities, hospital emergency rooms and doctors are seeing frequently are individuals who have become addicted to a variety of pain killers and who now suffer the same negative impact as from the illegal street drug heroin: drug-seeking behavior, criminal behavior associated with use or trying to get money to use, overdoses, death, loss of families, jobs, social status and multiple other consequences. Suboxone is the first opioid medication approved for the treatment of opioid dependency in an office-based setting. The primary active ingredient in suboxone is buprenorphine which is a partial opioid agonist and also contains naloxone, an opioid antagonist. In other words, suboxone helps suppress the oftentimes debilitating withdrawal from pain killers and heroin while at the same time decreasing the cravings … Continue reading →

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Repairing mutations in human mitochondria

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

LOS ANGELES Researchers at the UCLA stem cell center and the departments of chemistry and biochemistry and pathology and laboratory medicine have identified, for the first time, a generic way to correct mutations in human mitochondrial DNA by targeting corrective RNAs, a finding with implications for treating a host of mitochondrial diseases. Mutations in the human mitochondrial genome are implicated in neuromuscular diseases, metabolic defects and aging. There currently are no methods to successfully repair or compensate for these mutations, said study co-senior author Dr. Michael Teitell, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and a researcher with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA. Between 1,000 and 4,000 children per year in the United States are born with a mitochondrial disease and up to one in 4,000 children in the U.S. will develop a mitochondrial disease by the age of 10, according to Mito Action, a nonprofit organization supporting research into mitochondrial diseases. In adults, many diseases of aging have been associated with defects of mitochondrial function, including diabetes, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and cancer. "I think this is a finding that could change the field," Teitell said. … Continue reading →

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Correcting human mitochondrial mutations

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

Public release date: 12-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Kim Irwin kirwin@mednet.ucla.edu 310-206-2805 University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences Researchers at the UCLA stem cell center and the departments of chemistry and biochemistry and pathology and laboratory medicine have identified, for the first time, a generic way to correct mutations in human mitochondrial DNA by targeting corrective RNAs, a finding with implications for treating a host of mitochondrial diseases. Mutations in the human mitochondrial genome are implicated in neuromuscular diseases, metabolic defects and aging. There currently are no methods to successfully repair or compensate for these mutations, said study co-senior author Dr. Michael Teitell, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and a researcher with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA. Between 1,000 and 4,000 children per year in the United States are born with a mitochondrial disease and up to one in 4,000 children in the U.S. will develop a mitochondrial disease by the age of 10, according to Mito Action, a nonprofit organization supporting research into mitochondrial diseases. In adults, many diseases of aging have been associated with defects of mitochondrial function, including diabetes, Parkinson's … Continue reading →

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Cholesterol Drugs May Help Ward Off Parkinson's

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

Taking statins may lower the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, particularly among people younger than 60, a new study suggests. Overall, people who took cholesterol-lowering statins had a 26 percent decreased risk of developing Parkinson's disease over a 12-year period. For those under 60, the risk was reduced by 69 percent. The results held even after the researchers took into account other factors that may heighten the risk of Parkinson's disease, such as smoking. However, the results should be interpreted with caution, the researchers said. For starters, the calculations they made to determine whether their findings could be due to chance, instead of a real risk-reducing effect, showed that the results met this criteria, but just barely. In addition, about 30 percent of people categorized as taking statins were likely taking another type of cholesterol-lowering drug. In addition, statins have been found to lower blood levels of coenzyme Q, a substance that may protect against Parkinson's disease and is actually being tested as a treatment for the condition. Because of this, and other potentially adverse effects of statins, more studies are needed to clarify the effect of these drugs on Parkinson's disease, including whether only certain types of statins have … Continue reading →

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See no evil: two registrars issue half of world's 'rogue' drug domains

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

The top 10 Registrars by the percentage of domains used by "rogue" Internet pharmacies. Source: LegitScript Half of all online pharmacy domains are registered by just two of the world's registrars. That's according to a report concluding the non-profit agency that governs the issuance of Internet addresses may not be doing enough to enforce its own regulations. Internet.bs, which claims it's headquartered in the Bahamas, registered 33 percent of the world's "rogue" online pharmacies according to the report. The report was released Monday by a group that tracks unlicensed sellers of precription drugs online. Researchers from LegitScript said the figure was even more dramatic when considering the tiny share Internet.bs enjoys in the overall domain-name market. "Despite only having less than 0.2 percent of the global domain name market (about 400,000 domain names out of 220 million), LegitScript's online pharmacy database indicates that Internet.bs is the Domain Name Registrar for about 33 percent of the world's non-spam 'rogue' Internet pharmacy domain names," the report states. The domains included: "buyfemaleviagracheap.net, nonprescription-pharmacy.com and sibutraminewithoutprescription.com that are engaged in the illicit and dangerous sale of drugs unapproved for sale and/or drugs without a prescription." The findings are similar to the conclusions drawn from … Continue reading →

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More controversy surrounds pharmacy, scene of shooting

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

OKLAHOMA CITY -- There are some new developments in what has become one of the most notorious pharmacies in Oklahoma City. Reliable Pharmacy is located near Southwest 59th and Penn. Reliable was the scene of the shooting involving pharmacist Jerome Ersland several years ago. That shooting eventually led to a conviction, first-degree murder, for Ersland. Reliable was in the news again last week for an issue involving the potentially illegal sale of several well-known narcotics. The company that supplies those narcotics, Cardinal Health, had tried to cut them off because they suspected Reliable Pharmacy wasn't doing enough to ensure those pills weren't entering the street drug trade. The legal battle that is unfolding now involves two more heavy-hitters: Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. The issue involves the distribution and sale of three controlled dangerous substances: Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and Xanex, sold under the generic name Alprazolam. D.A. David Prater tells us, when it comes to those three drugs, Reliable Pharmacy sells more than four area pharmacies combined. Walgreens and Walmart are across the street, Target is up the road about a mile and Ridgecrest Pharmacy is a small pharmacy in the area as well. … Continue reading →

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Pharmacy Where Ersland Shot Robber Accused Of Selling Too Many Prescription Drugs

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2012

OKLAHOMA CITY - A pharmacy comes under fire for selling too many prescription drugs. With Oklahoma ranked No. 1 in the nation for prescription drug abuse, prosecutors are concerned Reliable Pharmacy is becoming a hot spot for addicts. Prosecutors say Reliable Pharmacy dispenses more pain pills than four larger neighboring pharmacies combined. Reliable Pharmacy first landed in the spotlight in 2009 when former pharmacist Jerome Ersland shot and killed a would-be robber. 7/8/2011 Related Story: Jerome Ersland Sentenced To Life In Prison By OKC Judge Now the small pharmacy is accused of selling a large amount of prescription drugs. Court documents show Reliable is No. 1 in the state for selling the top three most abused prescription drugs, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and alprazolam. "The other controlled drugs are comparable to the nearby pharmacies," said Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater."But not the top three most abused." Prater said he learned of the potential problem in a lawsuit between Reliable Pharmacy and its distributor, Cardinal Health. "We didn't know," Prater explained."The D.E.A and the O.B.N didn't know until Cardinal filed a compliance letter saying an inordinate amount of drugs are going out the door." Although Cardinal Health profits from Reliable's business, the … Continue reading →

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