Monthly Archives: July 2009

While overall colorectal cancer rates are steadily decreasing, colorectal cancer rates among younger patients are on the rise, according to data collected from the 13 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registries nationwide and studied by the American Cancer Society. ... Read More

I have that “born late” feeling. I quit smoking before I had a chance to “smoke” electronic cigarettes, the latest and most overtly sci-fi smoking cessation tool to come along in my lifetime. My first attempt to quit smoking was ... Read More

When Joey* was two months old, he was prescribed Reglan (known generically as metoclopramide) and took the medication for two years. When Joey turned 5, he began blinking his eyes uncontrollably. Less than two years later, he was still blinking ... Read More

Pain pumps are devices designed to deliver medication directly into the surgical site to manage pan after surgery. While effective for pain management, physicians began seeing more and more patients suffering from a debilitating condition known as chondrolysis following use ... Read More

People who suffer from chronic kidney disease may be able to ward off dialysis by taking a daily dose of baking soda, according to researchers from he Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation at the William Harvey Research Institute Barts, ... Read More

People who suffer from heartburn, GERD or diabetic gastroparesis are often prescribed metoclopramide, known in the U.S. by the brand name Reglan, to treat their condition. Recent warnings issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), however, may make those ... Read More

The parents of a 13-year old boy who was killed in a Rhino accident scored a small victory this month when the Ninth Court of Appeals of Texas ruled their lawsuit against Yamaha could proceed to trial. Yamaha wanted the ... Read More

The Associated Press reported the death of a 12-year-old boy who was apparently killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Friday, July 24. Police in Canaan, New Hampshire, are investigating the boy’s death and the circumstances that caused it. ... Read More

Battery operated cigarette devices marketed toward and sold to young people have been found to contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such as diethyele glycol, an ingredient used in antifreeze that could be harmful to humans, according to the Food and ... Read More

A family adventure in Costa Rica turned into a horrible nightmare earlier this month when Brooke Scalise, the 12-year-old daughter of Jennifer Scalise, lost control of her ATV and drove off the edge of a 260-foot cliff. The girl was ... Read More