今年的第一天寫這一篇很奇怪，尤其是在我已經鮮少更新部落格的現在寫這篇更奇怪，不過儘管如此，我還是想要讓一些我的忠實讀者多了解一點我當初成立這部落格的初衷。

快樂小藥師, 使用手冊

或許標題應該改成你知道哪邊會出現藥師嗎？

斯斯有兩種，應該說「至少」有兩種。

藥師有幾種呢？

藥師

儘管懷孕期間運動有益，但許多人仍認為它會傷害寶寶。

WebMD, 懷孕, 運動, 孕期

一篇新分析確認，臨床局部分期I/II期的皮膚黑色素瘤女性的整體存活比男性多30%。

WebMD, Cancer, Melanoma

來自臺灣的文獻：合成的樟芝菌絲體中馬來酸衍生物是否可以抑制乳癌細胞增生

Lin WL; Lee YJ; Wang SM; Huang PY; Tseng TH
Department of Pathology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No. 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan.

Medscape, camphorataimide B, 樟芝

LaKeisha Williams, MSPH, PharmD
Drug Information Specialist
Xavier University of Louisiana
College of Pharmacy
New Orleans, Louisiana

US Pharm. 2012;37(4):HS8-HS10.

Crohn’s disease, HLA, human leukocyte antigen, ulcerative colitis, 5-Aminosalicylic Acid, metronidazole, prednisone, budesonide, methylprednisolone, hydrocortisone, Corticosteroid, 6-mercaptopurine, Natalizumab, Certolizumab

News Author: Megan Brooks
CME Author: Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd

Medscape, pharmacist, education, aspirin, perioperative

Myshkin Ingawale: A blood test without bleeding

講者：Myshkin Ingawale

2012年2月演講，2012年3月在TED 2012上線

ted, 非侵入式血液測試, Myshkin Ingawale

有些防曬乳、保養品含有「二苯酮」（Benzophenone-BP）成份，這種成份可幫助對抗紫外線。不過美國最新研究發現，「二苯酮」會模擬女性雌激素作用，很可能增加女性罹患子宮內膜異位症風險。

Scientists are reporting a possible link between the use of sunscreen containing a certain ingredient that mimics the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen and an increased risk of being diagnosed with endometriosis, a painful condition in which uterine tissue grows outside the uterus.

Science daily, Science News, 防曬, ultraviolet, benzophenone

研究顯示，粒子越小的氧化鋅(例如 microfine zinc oxide 或更小的 nano zinc oxide)，越有可能被肌膚吸收，間接影響人體細胞，因此也越不安全。氧化鋅在陽光下，會釋出不穩定的游離基，後者和其他分子結合時會損害細胞。而且氧化鋅被陽光照射時間愈長，對人體細胞損害愈大。但研究員指出，上述理論仍屬初步研究階段，要作更多測試驗證。

As vacationers prepare to spend time outdoors this summer, many of them will pack plenty of sunscreen in hopes it will protect their bodies from overexposure, and possibly from skin cancer. But researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are discovering that sunscreen may not be so safe after all.

Science News, ZnO, ultraviolet, 防曬

相信大家對於以下的經濟奇蹟廣告一定都不陌生：

保力達b, 三洋維士比, 無名英雄, 經濟奇蹟, 酒精性肝癌, 口腔癌, 脂肪肝, 食道癌

bb霜已經成為現代人生活中的一個常見物品，很多人因為工作繁忙，沒有時間好好的一層一層上妝，所以選擇以bb霜來一次解決。

不過，市面上最近出現一款號稱特殊科技，直接用肥皂就可以卸除，不需要卸妝的bb霜，讓我們來看一下：

卸妝, BB霜, 專科, 資生堂, shiseido

洗手聽起來好像很簡單，不過因為最近腸病毒肆虐，所以還是來講一下比較謹慎的洗手方式：

洗手

舉重1噸不是擴大肌肉唯一的途徑

醫藥知識, WebMD, 肌肉, 重力訓練, 舉重

根據線上發表於4月18日關節炎照護&研究期刊的文獻，明尼蘇達州婦女的類風濕性關節炎(rheumatoid arthritis，RA)比率增加有半數是因為肥胖。 

醫藥知識, WebMD, RA, 類風濕性關節炎, 女性

三月份某一天下午五點左右一通手機(男)電話撥到龍蝦藥師藥局……

醫改會, 釣魚電話

Question:

What are the liability risks for pharmacists when switching brand-name drugs to generics?

Medscape, Pharmacists, Ask the Experts, 學名藥

After nearly 13 years of study and intense debate, a pair of new papers from the Perelman School of Medicine, at the University of Pennsylvania have confirmed exactly how a once-popular class of anti-inflammatory drugs leads to cardiovascular risk for people taking it.

Science News, ScienceDaily, COX-2, NSAID, Vioxx, Bextra, Arcoxia

根據發表於實驗生物學2012年會議的文獻回顧結果，魚油和其他含長鏈多元不飽和omega-3脂肪酸的補充品，可以減少牙周炎。

webMD, 魚油, 牙周炎

The common antibiotic, amoxicillin-clavulanate, may improve small bowel function in children experiencing motility disturbances, according to a study appearing in the June print edition of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition from Nationwide Children's Hospital.

amoxicillin, clavulanate, Augmentin, antibiotic, ScienceDaily, Science News

有些藥物服用時，會產生光敏感性或是會因為光的關係，導致皮膚產生黑斑或是紅斑，以下是簡單整理：

醫藥知識, 藥物介紹, 副作用, 色素, 光敏感

US Pharm. 2012;37(4):HS11-HS18.

US pharmacist, Skin Disorder, 醫藥知識

Horizant is a non-dopaminergic therapy indicated for the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS). It was developed by XenoPort and is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in the US, under a partnership agreement signed in 2007.

RLS, Horizant, restless legs syndrome, 藥物介紹, 下肢不寧症候群

Avanafil (Stendra, Vivus), a new drug to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), was approved today by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Medscape, Medical News, Avanafil, Stendra, erectile dysfunction, tadalafil, Cialis

Vyndaqel (tafamidis) is a first-in-class transthyretin stabiliser indicated for the treatment of Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP).

TTR-FAP, Vyndaqel, Tafamidis, Transthyretin, Amyloid Polyneuropathy, 醫藥知識, 藥物介紹