When your head is pounding or your back is aching, there are dozens of over-the-counter analgesics, or pain relievers, available to make you feel better. But with so many brands, ingredients, indications, and side effects, how do you figure out which one to take? You don’t need a pharmacology degree to come up with the […]
Nutraceutical – Definition and Introduction
The term "nutraceutical" was coined from "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical" in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, MD, founder and chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine (FIM), Cranford, NJ (1) According to DeFelice, nutraceutical can be defined as, "a food (or part of a food) that provides medical or health benefits, including the prevention and/or treatment […]
Marketing of Off-Label Drug Use Called into Question
Posted by Denis Cummings to findingDulcinea The FDA has been criticized for its plan to allow drug companies to provide doctors with information about a drug’s unintended benefits. In a soon-to-be-released report, the Government Accountability Office criticizes the Food and Drug Administration’s lax enforcement of laws preventing the marketing of off-label drug use. Off-label drug […]
California Workman’s Compensation – What You Need to Know
It seems that all too often we never really consider the importance of a cause until it has affected us in a negative manner. Such examples might include Christopher Reeve, who suffered spine damage after a fall from a horse. Reeve wound up being paralyzed from the neck down and this eventually led to […]
4 Ways to Survive Malaria-risk Destinations
Traveling a little farther than you have originally planned might require you to be safer health-wise. There are many vaccines that your country’s health department recommends before you get somewhere else. However, Malaria is the most common especially traveling to destinations such as South America and Southeast Asia. Malaria is often transmitted to humans through […]
Can a doctor provide consultation on phone, e-mail?
The Medical Profession in many countries comes under the ambit of Consumer Protection Act. And when the medical deaths are on increase and people conscious of their rights, under these circumstances, the doctors need to be very cautious in guarding themselves and the profession. One such precaution for the doctors is whether they can provide consultation over e-mail or […]