Archive | General RSS feed for this section
Why We All Need Anxiety in Our Lives
I go to Starbucks, I see it. I go buy tomatoes, there it is. I go for a hair cut, it stares at me from the sides of bus stops. Fearless, an Anxiety Free Life This slogan is printed on posters that are hung around my town. Every time I see it I think it [...]
Continue reading...Walking On Water: Bionic Microrobot Mimics The ‘Water Strider’
31. July 2011
Scientists are reporting development of a new aquatic microrobot that mimics the amazing water-walking abilities of the water strider – the long-legged insect that scoots across the surface of ponds, lakes and other waterways. The bionic microrobot incorporates improvements over previous devices of this kind that position it as a prime candidate for military spy [...]
Continue reading...Seizure drugs tied to pregnancy risks
20. June 2011
New research on the links between seizure medication and pregnancy complications highlights the hard choices that pregnant women with epilepsy must make. Scientists from the University of Bergen in Norway found that women with epilepsy are more likely to have pregnancy complications, and that the added risks were largely “associated with the use of anti-epileptic [...]
Continue reading...Lists of Prescription Meds’ Side Effects Keep Growing
27. May 2011
Lists of the side effects for prescription medications on drug labels, packaging and advertisements have mushroomed up to an average of 70 per medication, a new study reports. Cautions about side effects were designed to inform doctors and consumers of potential hazards, but this expansion may have more to do with worries about litigation rather [...]
Continue reading...Rising reports of bad reactions to drugs
31. March 2011
Official reports of negative reactions to prescription drugs have increased dramatically over the last decade, according to a new study. In a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) database launched in 1969, researchers found that over half the reports of “adverse events” suspected to be caused by a particular drug or device date from just [...]
Continue reading...
2. February 2012
0 Comments