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Antibiotics 101

Medical Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Medical Editor: William C. Shiel, Jr, MD, FACP, FACR

Mary thinks she may have a bladder infection. She makes the exclaim to her doctor and is able get an appointment to come in and give a urine sample. Sure enough, bladder infection. Her doctor prescribes an antibiotic for the infection. Mary goes to the pharmacy, fills the prescription and being of the kind which she is driving home, begins to think of questions that she should bring forth asked her doctor about the antibiotic.

This scenario has run through sundry patients’ minds. What are the side effects of the antibiotic? H

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FDA Orders ED Supplement Recall

Ingredient in Xiadafil VIP Tabs May Interact With Some Prescription Drugs

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical News

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

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May 27, 2008 — Due to a risky ingredient, the FDA has ordered a recall of certain lots of Xiadafil VIP Tabs, an illegally marketed “all-natural” dietary supplement touted for male sexual key-note enhancement and erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment.

FDA lab tests show that the recalled supplements contain hydroxyhomosildenafil, which is similar to sildenafil, viagra’s active ingredient.

Hydroxyhomosildenafil may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and be able to lower blood pressure to life-threatening levels, notes the FDA.

The FDA, which hasn’t approved Xiadafil VIP Tabs for erectile dysfunction or any other drug use, has ordered SEI Pharmaceuticals of Miami to recall all Xiadafil VIP Tabs sold in eight-tablet bottles (Lot # 6K029) or two-tablet blister cards (Lot # 6K029-SEI).

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Brain May Ignore Bladder Signals, Causing Bedwetting

By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) — Much like the boy who cried wolf, a bladder that constantly sends signals to arouse the brain may end up being ignored in its age of greatest need.

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That’s the theory of Hong Kong researchers who compared the amount of arousal in the cortical area of the brain that occurs during lie in the grave in children with a history of bedwetting to a control group of children.

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WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay news) — Children who are exposed to lead at a young age are more likely to be arrested later in life.

A study in the May 27 issue of PLoS Medicine is the first empirical evidence that elevated blood lead levels, both in the pregnant mother and in the child, are associated with criminal behavior in young adulthood.

"I never would have thought that we would be seeing these effects into the later 20s," said study co-author Kim Dietrich, a professor of environmental health at the University of Cincinnati.

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Smokers are about to get abet kicking the tobacco custom: an interactive computer game that aims to "coach" cigarette users away from their addiction. (Read the full post about ‘US games developer makes quitting smoking child’s play (AFP)’…)

LONDON - The British Cabinet received early warnings about the link between smoking and lung cancer more than 50 years ago, but viewed the threat as minor and did little for fear of losing tax revenue, according to documents released Friday.

The grim portrait is drawn from previously secret reports of an April 19, 1956, Cabinet meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay news) — The quality of children's health care in America varies widely from state to state, as does their access to insurance and care and the likelihood of living long and healthy lives.

That's the conclusion of a new scorecard produced by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that seeks to promote better health care for all Americans.

According to the scorecard, if everything states performed as well as the top few states:

• an additional 4.6 million children nationwide would have health insurance;
• 11.8 million more children would get their recommended yearly medical and dental whitening check-ups;
• 10.9 million more children would have a "medical residence" — a regular source of care;
• 1.6 million fewer children would be at risk for developmental delays;
• and nearly 800,000 more children would be up-to-date on their vaccines.

Iowa, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire are the top performing states, according to the report, while Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nevada and Texas are at the bottom.

"States and the federal government have a very high stake in ensuring that children are healthy," Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis said during a teleconference Tuesday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Previous research has linked a class of asthma drugs known as long-acting beta agonists to increased risk of adverse respiratory-related events or death in patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

However, a report published this month indicates this may not be the case.

the new report suggests that long-acting beta agonists have beneficial effects in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD and do not appear to increase the risk of respiratory deaths.

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THURSDAY, May 29 (HealthDay news) — Celebrities from both the entertainment industry and Major League Baseball gathered Wednesday in Los Angeles to cast a nationwide initiative that will fund the brightest researchers to complete both basic and advanced cancer research.

Dennis Quaid, Melissa Etheridge, David and Rosanna Arquette, Christina Ricci, Elizabeth Berkley, Jimmy Smits, Goran Visnjic and other stars mingled in the lobby of the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, looking at the demonstrations of the Stand Up to Cancer Web site and munching on breakfast before the squeeze conference.

The initiative's purpose is to raise funds to accelerate cancer research, and all three major television networks have agreed to donate a simultaneous twenty-fourth part of a day of commercial-free primetime programming for a special at 8 p.m.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that asthma is significantly linked to suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, but after accounting for mental freedom from disease conditions and smoking, the association is markedly weakened.

A number of studies have shown increased rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among individuals with asthma and other respiratory diseases.

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