By Farah Casalini, News Reporter The University of Rhode Island’s Health Services gynecologist told students yesterday all they need to know about a normal trip to the gynecologist, sexually transmitted diseases, and contraceptives in her lecture “Questions You Need to Ask When Visiting the Gynecologist” last night. Dr. Carolyn Howard, a graduate of the University […]
HPV Now the Leading Cause of Oral Cancers in the U.S.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — A serious change in the cause of oral cancer is taking place nationally, and its implications are impacting the American public in a manner that a decade ago no one would have predicted. For decades, oral cancer (also known as mouth cancer, tongue cancer, tonsil cancer, and throat cancer) has been […]
Wrongly Injected Toddler Battles Leukaemia
By Natalie Akooric A Hamilton toddler who was mistakenly injected with a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer when he was just six weeks old has developed a rare form of leukaemia. Chace Topperwien began chemotherapy for the M7 strand of acute myeloid leukaemia on his second birthday last month, but doctors cannot tell them whether […]
FDA regulation, and off label use of atypical antipsychotic drugs
By Jan Henderson, PhD Abilify, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Risperal – these are among the atypical antipsychotics for which Americans paid $10 billion in 2008. $6 billion of that was for off-label use. The FDA only approves drugs when their safety and efficacy have been tested for specific conditions. For example, an antipsychotic might be approved for […]
Puberty at 8? Yes, it’s a fact
By Priya Adhyaru Majithia Girls are facing puberty at the tender age of eight when they are as yet unaware of the physiological, psychological and social impact of this major change in their life. Blame obesity, stress and wrong food, say experts. They said that this had forced the medical fraternity to lower vaccination recommendation […]
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