Posting this from Penang.
The Star Metro
11 October 2008
Health risks on young h/phone users
THE Consumers Association of Penang is appealing to the state government to recognise the potential side effects of mobile phone usage on young children.
It urged the state government to issue a warning to parents to stop children under the age of 12 from [...]
Statins may have an undesirable effect on seniors.
Researchers from the University of Toronto found the drugs are associated with a 28-percent increased risk of postoperative delirium in elderly patients.
The study analyzed data from more than 280,000 elderly patients who had elective surgery in Ontario and got two or more prescriptions for statins during the year [...]
Common treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have some dangerous side effects.
A new report finds COPD patients who use inhaled anticholinergic agents — medications that help reduce bronchospasm — have a significantly higher risk of heart attack, stroke, or dying from cardiovascular disease.
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine looked at the [...]
The Malaysia Insider
Stiffer penalties for trading in fake medicines
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — Pharmaceutical counterfeiters beware – stiffer penalties, including mandatory jail sentences, are in the offing by Malaysian legislators in the fight against fake medicine.
In realising the threat to the national health and the local as well as global pharmaceutical industry, the Ministry [...]
The secret is in what you eat. Diet does not work. All these Skim-Cepat-Slim do not work. Dr. Ray Strand, MD who is nutritional medicine doctor and renowed author (of What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Nutritional Medicine) explains in this short presentation. Watch it here.
The Star, 3 Sept 2008
She gained weight — at a slimming centre
JOHOR [...]
You need to see this video about the rapidly emerging dangers from cell phone radiation.
Dr. Charlie Tia, a preeminent Australian neurosurgeon discusses what he believes is a contributing factor to this exponential increase in brain tumors among children: excessive exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF), and electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from mobile phones and other electrical and [...]
(Ivanhoe Newswire) - Ordering herbal medicines on the Internet may put your health at risk.
In a recent study, researchers found one fifth of Ayurvedic medicines — a form of medicine that relies heavily on herbal products — manufactured in the United States and India that were purchased on the Internet contain lead, mercury or arsenic.
Of [...]
Prostate cancer risk increased in obese men: study (Reuters)
By Michelle RizzoFri Aug 22, 2:17 PM ET
Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings of a new study.
“Given the epidemic of obesity in the U.S. and the frequent use of statins, the [...]
Reuters - 21 August 2008
U.S. FDA to review data on Vytorin cancer risk
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to review recently publicized data that showed a higher rate of cancer in patients taking Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Schering-Plough Corp’s (SGP.N: Quote, Profile, [...]
Heart disease risk soars with obesity, diabetes
Fri Aug 15, 11:31 AM ET
People who are both obese and have diabetes are highly likely to develop heart disease during their lifetime, a new study shows.
Researchers found that of more than 3,400 adults in a long-running U.S. heart study, women who were obese and diabetic had a nearly [...]