People who are prescribed certain medications can easily get mixed up and it is closely related to the similarity of medication names. The same thing concerns medications that are generally prescribed for different causes. One medication is generally prescribed for treating eye conditions and the name foe it is Durezol which is considered to be a difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion. The other medication is a wart remover called Durasal. This medication represents salicylic acid. These two names sound... 

A team of virologists from the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam has managed to mutate an airborne flu virus. They have taken the most dangerous strain of the flu virus and made it more dangerous through genetic tweaking. The researchers were surprised that they managed to make it more contagious with just a few mutations. It led advisers to the United States government to keep the details of the research a secret and not be published in scientific journals. This would prevent terrorists, rogue... 

Kids who have poor relationships with their mother are more likely to be obese as they reach their teenage years. This is according to the researchers who followed nearly 1,000 children into their teens. They found out that 25 percent of those who had poor mother-child relationships as toddlers became obese when they reach age 15. Only 13 percent of the children who had good relationship with their mother became overweight. The researchers said that their work showed connections between the children’s... 

Pharmaceutical companies are at the final stages of the development of a painkiller that would be ten times stronger than Vicodin. Addiction experts are worried that this could lead to a new wave of abuse. Four companies have started patient testing on drugs that contain pure version of hydrocodone. Zogenix of San Diego plans to apply early next year to start releasing its product in the market. Once the drug is approved, it would mark the first time that patients can legally buy 100 percent hydrocodone.... 

The Food and Drug Administration said that people should double check the label on acetaminophen before giving it to an infant or child. This should be done to avoid giving the wrong dosage. The agency urged parents and caregivers to read the label carefully because a new, less concentrated version of the pain killer will be available in the market soon. Acetaminophen products include Little Fevers, Triaminic, PediaCare, Tylenol, and other generic versions that were available over the counter. It... 

The CDC received reports of twelve cases of human infected with swine flu or A(H3N2) virus. The cases came from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maine, Iowa, and Indiana. Eleven of the cases were minors. Half of the cases had not been exposed to swine according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All the patients have already fully recovered and only three of them were treated at a hospital. Of the 12, one adult male had been exposed to swine via his work. He suffered from symptoms such... 

The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices released new guidelines stating that hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The vaccination should be given as soon as the person aged 19 to 59 is diagnosed with diabetes. Unvaccinated adults with diabetes who are older than 59 years of age can receive hepatitis B vaccine if the doctor advises it. The new guidleines were posted in the December 23 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which was published... 

A New York senator said that breathable caffeine dispensed from canisters is used as a club drug that could be dangerous to teenager. The caffeine inhaler fits inside jean pockets and allowed in carry-on luggage. Democratic Senator Charles Schumer wrote to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to ask her to review the safety of AeroShot Pure Energy caffeine inhaler, which looks like a tube of lipstick. It is set to be available in New York and Boston starting next month. AeroShot... 

The FDA issued a warning against the use of ShoulderFlex Massager, which was recalled earlier this year because it has caused the death of a user. The agency said that the distributor, King International, has gone bankrupt after recalling the massagers on August 2011. Stores that continue to sell the device might not be aware of the dangers of using it. FDA also said that consumers who bought the product might not be aware that it possesses. King International’s hotline that was created for the... 

A new study stated that a hormone known as DHEA could improve the sex life of women as well as ease menopausal symptoms. DHEA or dehydroepiandrosterone is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. It is said to be able to help ease the menopausal symptoms and with sexual functions as well. The study conducted by the researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy included 48 postmenopausal women who were experiencing painful symptoms for a year. They were divided into four groups. The first group...