There isn’t a day that a newspaper or a magazine does not speak of botulinum toxin, this wonderful substance that can give us a sweet “stretch of freshness " that, when used with skill, can be also very natural. With a single injection we can smooth the forehead, soften the darn "chicken legs", and remove the wrinkles between the eyebrows that give a vexed look to the face. But let’s try...read
(March 22, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA) -- The clinically approved AIDS drug ABC (Abacavir) can reduce proliferation and induce differentiation of human medulloblastoma cells through the downregulation of telomerase activity, which may make it an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of the highly malignant primary brain tumors, according to research published in the International...read
A little less than 28 years since the onset of the AIDS epidemic, we can sum up some basic thoughts on the spread of HIV infection worldwide, and how it influences the living conditions, the quality of life, and the development of various countries. Using a medical jargon, we can say without a doubt that there are 2 forms of AIDS. The first form could be described as "the AIDS of the rich" which...read
The abortion pill RU 486 (invented by the French biochemist Beaulieu) will be introduced in Italy fairly soon. The Board of Directors of Aifa, the national Italian drug regulatory agency, could give the final go-ahead to the pill, which has allowed millions of women around the world to interrupt pregnancy without entering the operating room. The Welfare Undersecretary Eugenia Roccella affirms...read
The new oral drug for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis called STRONTIUM RANELATE (OSSEOR), finds its rationale in the reduction of bone reabsorption and stimulation of bone formation.
Given the current increasing incidence of osteoporosis, because of longer life expectancy, and the place of occurrence of the disease (vertebral fractures), it is important to find the right treatment,...read
Does treating obesity also reduce the risk factors associated with the diseases resulting from it, such as myocardial infarction, stroke and atherosclerosis?
Studies directed to answer this question confirmed the cause and effect relationship between severe obesity and cardiovascular risk, and thus the potential benefit that comes from the treatment of this condition. However, the relationship...read
The concern of citizens for the potential health risk associated with waste disposal is increasingly heard. This is a dynamic that could lead to a general dissent from citizens concerned about a possible correlation with the risk of contracting serious diseases. In this case, epidemiological studies assume great importance. These studies conducted in North American countries as well as in Europe,...read
The use of psychotropic drugs in children has long been a subject of debate in the medical field, particularly regarding the use of SSRI(Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) antidepressants, considering that they could increase the risk and suicidal behavior.
The FDA in USA has compiled a study covering all the risks due to the utilization of this class of drugs: despite the wariness,the...read
In an era particularly polarized on beauty and skin care, non-ablative radio frequency (NARF) represents one of the most modern techniques for the treatment of aging and sagging skin of face and body, which can be rejuvenated in a non-ablative manner without the use of needles or drug injections. The NARF was the first non-surgical method to be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration...read
There isn’t a day that a newspaper or a magazine does not speak of botulinum toxin, this wonderful substance that can give us a sweet “stretch of freshness " that, when used with skill, can be also very natural. With a single injection we can smooth the forehead, soften the darn "chicken legs", and remove the wrinkles between the eyebrows that give a vexed look to the face. But let’s try...
(March 22, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA) -- The clinically approved AIDS drug ABC (Abacavir) can reduce proliferation and induce differentiation of human medulloblastoma cells through the downregulation of telomerase activity, which may make it an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of the highly malignant primary brain tumors, according to research published in the International...
A little less than 28 years since the onset of the AIDS epidemic, we can sum up some basic thoughts on the spread of HIV infection worldwide, and how it influences the living conditions, the quality of life, and the development of various countries. Using a medical jargon, we can say without a doubt that there are 2 forms of AIDS. The first form could be described as "the AIDS of the rich" which...
The abortion pill RU 486 (invented by the French biochemist Beaulieu) will be introduced in Italy fairly soon. The Board of Directors of Aifa, the national Italian drug regulatory agency, could give the final go-ahead to the pill, which has allowed millions of women around the world to interrupt pregnancy without entering the operating room. The Welfare Undersecretary Eugenia Roccella affirms...
The new oral drug for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis called STRONTIUM RANELATE (OSSEOR), finds its rationale in the reduction of bone reabsorption and stimulation of bone formation.
Given the current increasing incidence of osteoporosis, because of longer life expectancy, and the place of occurrence of the disease (vertebral fractures), it is important to find the right treatment,...
Does treating obesity also reduce the risk factors associated with the diseases resulting from it, such as myocardial infarction, stroke and atherosclerosis?
Studies directed to answer this question confirmed the cause and effect relationship between severe obesity and cardiovascular risk, and thus the potential benefit that comes from the treatment of this condition. However, the relationship...
The concern of citizens for the potential health risk associated with waste disposal is increasingly heard. This is a dynamic that could lead to a general dissent from citizens concerned about a possible correlation with the risk of contracting serious diseases. In this case, epidemiological studies assume great importance. These studies conducted in North American countries as well as in Europe,...
The use of psychotropic drugs in children has long been a subject of debate in the medical field, particularly regarding the use of SSRI(Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) antidepressants, considering that they could increase the risk and suicidal behavior.
The FDA in USA has compiled a study covering all the risks due to the utilization of this class of drugs: despite the wariness,the...
In an era particularly polarized on beauty and skin care, non-ablative radio frequency (NARF) represents one of the most modern techniques for the treatment of aging and sagging skin of face and body, which can be rejuvenated in a non-ablative manner without the use of needles or drug injections. The NARF was the first non-surgical method to be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration...
