絞股藍，葫蘆科多年生蔓草植物，又稱為：七葉膽或是五葉參，另外日本也叫他做甘蔓茶，另外像是小苦草、公羅鍋底、遍地生根，五月五，或是金絲五爪龍等等的，這些名稱都還好，

比較奇怪的，會聽到她叫做五葉藤或是五爪藤之類的名稱

 Clinicians should avoid using the antinausea drug ondansetron (Zofran, GlaxoSmithKline) in patients with congenital long QT syndrome because they run a particular risk for an abnormal and potentially fatal heart rhythm called torsades de pointes, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today.

一項為期8個月的新研究發現，如果你對自己的腹部脂肪感到厭倦，慢跑或快走等費力的有氧運動或耐力訓練可以對抗體重。

寵物雖然會陪伴你，對你的健康有益處，

寵物有益健康 養狗、養貓各不同

但是，不正確的接觸行為，也會讓你生病的喔

養兔染癬 8歲女童幾禿
飼養寵物 小心人畜共通萊姆病

和貓狗接吻6日人感染細菌致死
讓愛犬舔傷口　引發壞死性筋膜炎　痛風老人喪命

Fifty million people in the world have epilepsy, and there are between 16 and 51 cases of new-onset epilepsy per 100,000 people every year.1 A community-based study in southern France estimated that up to 22.5% of patients with epilepsy have drug-resistant epilepsy.2 Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy have increased risks of premature death,3 injuries, psychosocial dysfunction, and a reduced quality of life.4,5 Here, we review recent progress in the understanding and management of drug-resistant epilepsy. Where appropriate, we have also graded the strength of evidence for specific treatments from class I (highest) to IV (lowest), according to guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology; the classification of evidence is described in Table 1 in the Supplementary Appendix (available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org).6

皮膚科醫師表示，柚子皮含有漆酚類等植物性化合物，一旦留在皮膚上，經陽光或燈管的紫外光線照射後，會產生光敏感性皮膚炎，留下咖啡色的色素斑，通常需要二、三個月才會消退；也有人剝成「富貴手」，因為柚子皮的油具有清潔功能，會將皮膚表面皮脂膜代謝掉，造成脫皮。

INTRODUCTION: HIV infection is a disease associated with chronic inflammation and immune activation. Antiretroviral therapy reduces inflammation, but not to levels in comparable HIV-negative individuals. The HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) inhibit several pro-inflammatory processes and suppress immune activation, and are a logical therapy to assess for a possible salutary effect on HIV disease progression and outcomes.

A new set of evidence-based guidelinesprovides an algorithm for reducing colchicine doses to prevent toxicity in patients who are also taking drugs such as cyclosporine, ketoconazole, ritonavir, clarithromycin, azithromycin, verapamil extended release (ER), or diltiazem ER. The research group was led by Robert A. Terkeltaub, MD, from the Veterans Administration San Diego Medical Center in California, and the new report appears in the August issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.

Abstract and Introduction

Abstract

The literature suggesting a relevant interaction between acetaminophen and warfarin is inconsistent. Considering the ubiquitous use of acetaminophen, a review of the effects on international normalized ratio (INR) in patients taking warfarin was necessary. Thus, we performed a search of the PubMed (1966–November 2010) and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1970–November 2010) databases to review the available literature addressing an acetaminophen-warfarin interaction and its possible mechanisms.

 The boxed warning on the labels of all tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors will be updated to warn about the risk for serious and sometimes fatal infection from 2 bacterial pathogens,Legionella and Listeria, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today.

A 39-year-old woman (gravida 2, para 0) presented to her obstetrician at 32 weeks' gestation with a 2-day history of low back pain. The pain was abrupt in onset and constant. She reported no fever, chills, dysuria, urinary frequency, vaginal discharge or bleeding, or other associated symptoms. Preterm labor was ruled out, and she was advised to rest and take acetaminophen as needed.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

BACKGROUND

The impedance threshold device (ITD) is designed to enhance venous return and cardiac output during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by increasing the degree of negative intrathoracic pressure. Previous studies have suggested that the use of an ITD during CPR may improve survival rates after cardiac arrest.

第一個促銷影片出來了................一整個無言呀，改去幼幼台播好了

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that serious allergic reactions have been reported with the use of the antipsychotic medication Saphris (asenapine maleate). TheContraindications, Warnings and Precautions, Adverse Reactions, and Patient Counseling Informationsections of the Saphris drug label have been revised to include information about this risk and to inform healthcare professionals that Saphris should not be used in patients with a known hypersensitivity to the drug. 

An investigational radiopharmaceutical has been found to improve survival in patients with advanced prostate cancer in a phase 3 study that is still ongoing. Only 4 other products have managed to show such a survival benefit.

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval of brentuximab vedotin infusion (Adcetris, Seattle Genetics, Inc) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma and systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

夜間胃灼熱會讓五分之四的人經常胃灼熱與胃酸逆流，不舒服與苦味讓睡覺時不安穩，甚至睡不著；雖然能用非處方藥物與處方藥物治療，但任何疾病還是應以預防為主。

美國的研究，不知道台灣婦女會不會也適用

你在彎腰撿重物時可能姿勢不對，或是你有關節炎之類的退化性疾病，不管是什麼理由，一旦你有下背痛就很難擺脫它。約有四分之一的美國人表示最近有下背痛，幾乎所有人都會在某個時間點經歷到背痛。

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved crizotinib (Xalkori, Pfizer) for the treatment of late-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients who express the abnormal anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene.

關於acetaminophen的議題還滿多的，請參考：

[Medscape CME] Acetaminophen Use in Adolescents May Double Risk for Asthma
Acetaminophen中毒

N acetylcysteine對Acetaminophen的中毒治療

Acetaminophen與Acetylcysteine併用？

也許你不該去拿那些舒適的舊球鞋

眼藥水紅色和透明的你可能見過，但是黃色的可能就不常看到了。

先複習一下，在繼續看下去吧：

眼藥水為何是紅色的？

現在帶水壺的人愈來愈多了，加上政府提倡自己帶水壺去飲料店，就可以折價，的確是環保又衛生的方法，不過，你有想過，你的水壺上面的刻度，有可能是錯的嗎？

好的，今天我們就簡單來做一個實驗，看看手邊的水壺所標示的刻度是不是準確