Monthly Archives: November 2007

Father needs car to help sick son (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

A domino effect backed James Robinson Jr. into a corner. The Hamilton resident is a 45-year-old single father of 2-year-old James Robinson III, a Down syndrome baby who started life with three and four hospital visits and up to 10 doctor appointments a week.

Astrazeneca Receives First European Approval For Nexium(R) In Pediatric Gerd (Medical News Today)

AstraZeneca announced that it has received Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) approval for use of Nexium(R) (esomeprazole) in children aged 1-11 years with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the reference member state of Sweden, with other European Union nations expected to follow. [click link for full article]

Astrazeneca Receives First European Approval For Nexium(R) In Pediatric Gerd

AstraZeneca announced that it has received Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) approval for use of Nexium(R) (esomeprazole) in children aged 1-11 years with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the reference member state of Sweden, with other European Union nations expected to follow.1 Nexium® will become the first of the proton pump inhibitors (PPI) currently available for the treatment of pediatric GERD to have a specific formulation developed for children. [click link for full article]

Giuliani Defends Travel Costs, Calls Report `Political Hit Job’ (Bloomberg.com)

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) — Rudolph Giuliani’s presidential campaign, responding to reports about travel expenses incurred by his police detail years ago while he was involved in an extramarital affair, said the former New York mayor spent and accounted for the money appropriately.

Christmas Cheer families need your help (Burlington Times-News)

There are still many people in the area who need help to have a happy holiday season. They may be ill, alone or elderly. As Alamance County residents have done in the past, you can make a difference by sponsoring one of the needy through Christmas Cheer.

Stop That Queasy Feeling When Traveling by Air, Car or Sea With ‘Clear Motion & Digestive Aid(R)’ From Clear Products … (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Nothing ruins the enjoyment of a business trip or pleasure holiday as quickly as the discomfort and nausea of motion sickness and over-indulgence of food. Although many sufferers of seasickness, airsickness and other forms of travel illness turn to over-the-counter and prescription medicines for help, some of these drugs have limited effectiveness and can cause drowsiness, dull the senses or …

Ask the Experts: What causes hiccups? (Scientific American)

William A. Whitelaw, a professor in the department of medicine at the University of Calgary, explains.

STARK MATTERS: Readers, Repository fuel return to work (The Canton Repository)

It’s been almost two full months since my words have appeared in this paper. It seemed more like two years. On Oct. 1, I had both of my disease-ravaged kidneys surgically removed.

Babies spit up; doctors prescribe (South Bend Tribune)

Babies famously spit up after dining because they are, well, babies. And although it’s usually more of a laundry issue than a medical one, doctors are overprescribing reflux medications in infants, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.

Bestselling Dietary Author Felicia Kliment Launches Website for Healthy Holiday Eating (PRWeb)

Author Felicia Kliment, The Acid Alkaline Balance Diet, and Eat Right For Your Metabolism, launches a her new site and provides invaluable tips for eating right for the holidays, including a few pineapple slices that could help reduce weight gain. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/RW1wdC1Mb3ZlLUhhbGYtSG9yci1UaGlyLVplcm8=

Bestselling Dietary Author Felicia Kliment Launches Website for Healthy Holiday Eating (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Author Felicia Kliment, The Acid Alkaline Balance Diet, and Eat Right For Your Metabolism, launches a her new site and provides invaluable tips for eating right for the holidays, including a few pineapple slices that could help reduce weight gain.

Curing the colic myth (Carroll County Online)

SALT LAKE CITY - Two and a half months ago, baby Isis came screaming into this world, and in the long, long days since, she’s hardly stopped. At first Shelly and Jeff Poole assumed their daughter had just been through a traumatic journey.

All women face heart disease risk (The Record)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A woman dies of heart disease about every minute in the United States. Only 13 percent of women view it as a threat. Stephanie Hammar-Samuels sure didn’t. On a hike up Mount Herman in fall 2005, she was the one nagging her buddies to go faster.

Kids’ Use Of Heartburn Medication Surges (WCVB Boston)

More children than ever are taking prescription heartburn medicine.

It’s all natural: Babies spit up; doctors prescribe (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Babies famously spit up after dining because they are, well, babies. And although it’s usually more of a laundry issue than a medical one, doctors are overprescribing reflux medications in infants, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when stomach acid goes the wrong way, flowing back into the esophagus. It’s caused when a valve …

Kids’ Use Of Heartburn Medication Surges (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

More than 25 million adults in the United States suffer from heartburn or acid reflux every day, and there’s new evidence it’s a growing problem among children.

Work/Life: Say Buy-Buy To Holiday Gift-Buying Woes (Fast Company Magazine)

CEO Dad’s Tuesday Tirade…. Hey. Thanksgiving’s over. And you still haven’t gone out and done your civic duty by shopping for holiday gifts? You people make me sick. So what if nobody you know actually needs another gift certificate, pair…

eFoodSafety.com, Inc. Announces Successful Formulation of a Trans-dermal Delivery System for Citroxin Aimed at … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—-eFoodSafety.com, Inc. today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Knock-Out Technologies, Ltd. has completed the research and development phase of incorporating its clinically proven product, Citroxin, into a unique trans-dermal cream with proven efficacy in transporting bio-active components beyond the level of the skin’s outer-most layer .

Munchausen’s: Unusual Suspects (Psychology Today)

A hotly contested diagnosis and no end in sight.

Cardiac concerns (The Buffalo News)

A woman dies of heart disease about every minute in the United States. Only 13 percent of women view it as a threat. Stephanie Hammar-Samuels sure didn’t. On a hike up Mount Herman in fall 2005, she was the one nagging her buddies to go faster. The next morning, she woke up nauseated.