Archive for the ‘General’ Category

 

Buying Levitra online for ED

Feb05

Levitra is a prescription tablet for men with erection problems and is a fast acting alternative which is clinically proven and established in the market since 2003. It’s a drug which is powerful, yet available in low dose strengths, unlike some other erectile dysfunction medication, this can mean that with Levitra there is less chance [...]

Malaria deaths hugely underestimated

Feb03

For travellers who may be going on an exotic holiday to one of the many areas which are affected by malaria, wise medical advice is always to take precaution. The advice has always been sound but it probably is more so today than ever following a new report in the medical journal The Lancet. The [...]

Low Blood Sugar Awareness among Drivers with Diabetes Type 2

Nov22

There are 2.61 million people in the UK who live with diabetes type2. Most individuals know about issues related to “hyperglycemia” or high blood sugar; low blood glucose levels can cause issues too. If left unmanaged low blood sugar can result in drivers having to stop due to the effects, such as blurred vision, and [...]

Erectile Dysfunction Risk Linked To How Many Medications Are Taken

Nov04

We know that he older that a man becomes the more likely he is to suffer from erectile dysfunction, although of course it is possible through medication such as Viagra to overcome, or to lessen the problem. However, what is not so well known is that the more medications a man is on, the higher [...]

HIV life expectancy increases

Oct27

With better antiviral drugs as well as early diagnosis, life expectancy for people treated for HIV infection has gone up by more than 15 years in the UK since the mid-90s, according a study reported in the British Medical Journal. However, an accompanying editorial says the survival figures, which are some 13 years less than [...]

Heart patients should have the flu vac

Oct20

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is advising that this winter all individuals suffering from heart disease throughout the UK should get the flu injection. In the UK there are 2.7 million individuals living with heart disease, and those with the disease who get an infection like the flu have a fourfold higher risk of suffering [...]

Avanafil treatment for erectile dysfunction

Sep20

VIVUS, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the company’s new drug application (NDA) for its investigational drug candidate, Avanafil, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). The target date for the FDA to complete its review of the Avanafil NDA is April 29, 2012. Avanafil works [...]

New hope for male pattern baldness?

Sep17

There may be a ray of hope for men who are suffering from the classic male pattern baldness if research scientists at Yale University are to be believed. The researchers identified stem cells within the skin’s fatty layer and showed that molecular signals from these cells were necessary to spur hair growth in mice, according [...]

Smoking can increase risk of bladder cancer

Sep06

It is widely acknowledged that smoking can be harmful to one’s health, and the composition of cigarettes over the past 50 years has changed. Now there are less tar and nicotine concentrations in cigarette smoke, but also this has led to an apparent increase in the concentration of specific carcinogens, including beta-napthylamine, a known bladder [...]

New hair loss treatment

Aug13

In an attempt to fight balding, The Food and Drug Administration has approved a machine called the Artas System for commercial use that intends to bring one’s follicles back to life. The System combines several features including an interactive, image-guided robotic arm, special imaging technologies, small dermal punches and a computer interface. However there is [...]