If you have been taking Abbott’s weight loss pill Meridia, you should know that the drug has been found to cause severe heart attack and stroke. Meridia contains Sibutramine, which is recommended for the management of obesity, including weight loss and maintenance of weight loss. The product profile says that it can cause a large increase in blood pressure or heart rate (pulse) in some people....

Anti wrinkle products have a huge market and great acceptability among consumers as no one wants a wrinkled skin. Be careful when you buy an anti-wrinkle cream, lotions or get a treatment done in spa for your wrinkles. Allergen, a maker of the popular wrinkle smoother Botox, agreed to pay $600 million and plead guilty of illegal marketing of Botox between 2000 and 2005 for uses for which it had not...

Hollywood star Michael Douglas, 65 years of age, was detected with throat cancer about two weeks ago.  Douglas made appearance at CBS news last night and interviewed with David Letterman to promote his up coming movie “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.”  Douglas acknowledged that he has started treatment of stage 4 throat cancer.  If you would like to see the interview with Letterman, here it...

Swine flu caused global panic during last flu season.  World Health Organization declared that swine flu is over, but some countries have already been attacked by the deadly H1N1 swine flu virus and some have predicted that it is on the way. Swine flu a major health challenge for India India confirmed today that the swine flu toll in the New Delhi has reached 30 with total 926 positive cases. Delhi...

Ozone (O3) is present in low concentrations throughout the Earth’s atmosphere. It is a triatomic molecule, consisting of three oxygen atoms and is much less stable than the oxygen (O2). Ozone in the lower atmosphere is an air pollutant with harmful effects; however, the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is beneficial. It prevents potentially damaging ultraviolet light from reaching the Earth’s...

I grew up reading the daily cartoon is the Indian news paper on a character named “common man” created by R K Laxman.  Laxman’s common man talked about the current issue that affected the common man.  I liked Laxman’s acute observation and ability to present it through his common man.  Laxman suffered from a stroke and was taken to hospital in Mumbai. It was reported that Laxman suffered...

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. The two types – Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are curable, however, melanoma, the third most common skin cancer, is more dangerous, especially among young people according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention. About 65%–90% of melanomas are caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light or sunlight. Researchers...

Last week’s more than 500 million egg recall has made the history in egg recall. People are scared of Salmonella infection in the eggs and not sure the eggs they are buying are of good quality and free from salmonella.  There are various varieties of eggs available like cage free, organic, pastured, certified humane and so on. The quality of eggs are, to some extent, dependent on the living conditions...

Omega 3 fatty acids are poly-unsaturated fatty acids. Studies show that a diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids may help lower triglyceride levels, decrease the risk of arrhythmias (abnormal heart beat),  increase HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol) and slow the growth rate of atherosclerotic plaque. A recent Dutch study unveils, though, in general omega-3 fatty acids are healthy for heart patients,...

It seems that things are going out of control within food industry.  Salmonella outbreak in eggs has prompted recall of more than 500 millions eggs, Marketside Grab and Go – Deli meat was recalled due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination and now Cargill Meat Solutions has recalled ground beef products.  The recalled products have already sickened three people in different states.  Ground beef products...