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| May 2009 |
| Lansoprazole (Prevacid ) Can Cause Chronic Diarrhea Unresponsive To Conventional Medication. Lansoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor which powerfully suppresses gastric acid production and is widely prescribed for chronic use in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Lansoprazole uncommonly causes chronic watery diarrhea unresponsive to conventional medication as a symptom of collagenous colitis. Medical News Today. 14 May 2009. (Also see: Reflux and GERD Treatments) |
| Seniors Say Exercise Pays Off. This class was designed by rheumatologists, physical therapists and occupational therapists, Jane was diagnosed with scleroderma 27 years ago. She says she not about to give up. This class is just part of her regime. Susan Bence. WUWM-Milwaukee Public Radio. 05/08/09. |
| People with lupus often have poor sense of smell. New research indicates that the sense of smell is reduced in people with systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, and the degree of the deficit correlates with the severity of lupus. MedilinePlus (Reuters). 05/08/09. (Also see: Lupus) |
| Progress in Ontario for patients with uncommon but serious lung disorder, but more access to current treatments still needed. Patients in Ontario living with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious lung disorder, received a substantial piece of good news with a recent decision by the Ontario Public Drug Programs (OPDP). This new OPDP decision removes restrictions imposed a year ago that required doctors to follow a set procedure in prescribing different treatments in a particular order, rather than allowing them to choose the medication they felt would be of most immediate benefit to the patient. CNW Group. 05/16/09. |
| Experts Warn Against Long-Term Use of Common Pain Pills. An expert panel of the American Geriatric Society has removed almost all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) from the list of recommended medicines for older adults with chronic, persistent pain. According to this panel, long-term use of NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and high-dose aspirin is so dangerous that it would be safer for elderly people to take opiates such as codeine or morphine for pain relief, if they can’t get relief from acetaminophen. Roni Caryn Rabin. The New York Times. 05/06/09. (Also see: Managing Pain and NSAIDS) |
| What's wrong with you? It depends where you live. These cultural variations throw light on illnesses that are poorly defined but that impose a huge burden of suffering on individuals, and on the workload of doctors and hospitals, who can often do little to help. The Independent. 04/28/09. |
| Swine Influenza and You. Information on the swine influenza A (H1N1) virus with additional links for more informaiton. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated May 8, 2009. |
| Understanding influenza viruses. Early on the current flu virus was called Swine Flu because initial laboratory tests showed many genes in the novel (or new) virus were similar to viruses that normally occur in pigs throughout North America. Now, the new virus is referred to by its subtype: Influenza A (H1N1), or just H1N1. J.M. England. El Defensor Chieftain. 05/06/09. |
| Five autoimmune diseases can't stop this survivor. Mrs. Speers, of Merewether, five autoimmune diseases including lupus and scleroderma, and has spent periods in a wheelchair. "I've had to give up a lot but it has given me a lot of wisdom," she said. "I focus on what I can do, not what I can't do." TheHerald.com.au. 09/05/09. |
| Tongue And Pharyngeal Exercises May Benefit Patients With Mild To Moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Practicing certain tongue and pharyngeal exercises may reduce symptoms of mild to moderate OSA. Medical News Today 07 May 2009 (Also see: Sleep Apnea) |
| Licorice Reduces Cyclosporine, Raises Methotrexate Levels. An ingredient in licorice, widely used in foods and herbal medicines, blocks cyclosporine absorption, significantly reducing the drug's serum levels and duration and has the opposite effect on Methotrexate. Janis Kelly, MSK Report, March 2009. (Also see: Licorice, Cyclosporine, and Methotrexate) |
| Is Your Skin Dry? Living in the Rockies can produce dry and itchy skin. Lotion will often do the trick. However, for some people dry skin can mean something else - Sjogren’s syndrome. Hager, Angela. Cherry Creek News. 04/26/09 (Also see: Sjogren's Syndrome) |
| What Is Neuropathy? What Causes Neuropathy? Neuropathy is a collection of disorders that occurs when nerves of the peripheral nervous system (the part of the nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord) are damaged. Peter Crosta M.A. Medical News Today. 29 Apr 2009. (Also see: Neurological Involvement) |
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