Introducing the new once-a-day pill for Type 2 diabetes that replaces weekly injections
In 2017, a new drug came onto the market that radically improved therapy for adult sufferers of Type 2 diabetes. That new treatment is a once-a-week self-injectable dose of Ozempic, and it contains a newly developed drug called semaglutide. Now, the drug company Novartis that developed Ozempic has released a pill-form of semaglutide that can […] NY Times article about Indian pharma drug quality
On November 3rd, 2022, an article was published on the front page of the New York Times, reporting on an alarming incidence of prescription drug related deaths across several West African countries. In one single outbreak, 70 children in the tiny nation of Gambia are suspected to have died over recent months from a batch […] Flu is coming early this year, and it could be worse than normal
According to reports from medical centers around the country, there are already many cases of influenza popping up all over, and even some people having to be hospitalized. This is not the normal pattern, because in the past, the earliest signs of the annual flood usually only showed up in November. Now, cases have been […] November is National Diabetes Month
November is National Diabetes Month. In 2022, the theme is sharing ways you can work with health care professionals to build a team to help you manage your diabetes. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention lists some of the most common dangers that come with diabetes as: Heart disease and stroke. People with diabetes […] Common side effects of Prozac
About Prozac Prozac® (generic name: fluoxetine) is prescribed as a treatment for people suffering from severe and chronic depression. It is one of a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) that also includes Lexapro (escitalopram), Celexa (citalopram), Paxil (paroxetine) and Zoloft / Lustral (sertraline). Prozac is administered orally once each day. What […] 2 important vitamin deficiencies that can affect fertility
According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), roughly 10 to 15 percent of American couples experience infertility to some degree in their attempts to conceive. According to the ASRM definition, infertility occurs when “a couple is unable to achieve pregnancy after a year of unprotected intercourse.” In general terms, infertility is some form […] How Israeli tech is helping families conceive
On 25 July 1978, the world’s first “test-tube” baby, named Louise Brown, was born at the UK’s Oldham General hospital. Her parents had been trying to conceive naturally for nine years, but faced complications from the mother’s blocked fallopian tubes. There had been intense opposition to the whole concept of in vitro fertilization (IVF) with […] Understanding Bipolar Disorder Treatments
Bipolar disorder is a complex condition in which people suffer from dramatic shifts in their activity levels, mood and energy that are so severe that they affect the person’s ability to carry out everyday tasks. Everyone experiences some ups and downs in attitude during their daily lives. For people with bipolar disorder, these swings are […] October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Every year since 1985, organizations, research facilities and medical specialists across the US have combined to bring the issue of breast cancer into focus. This year, the theme of the month is for the nation to RISE AND RALLY in support of all the people who suffer from breast cancer, and to ensure that resources […] Understanding and treating PMADs (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders)
For many decades there has been an awareness of mood disorders grouped under the title of PMADs, which describe changes that mothers undergo during and immediately after childbirth. Now, the new experiences brought on by the pandemic have thrown an extra light on the subject. Now we have been given some guidelines on how the […] 
