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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Want to Cure Your Asthma for Good? – Weather-based Moxibustion 天灸療法 (A special Form of Moxibustion) might be an Option.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) emphasizes that men needs to live in harmony with the heaven (weather) and the earth (environment) (天人合一). Thus, when practicing medicine, TCM doctors make their therapeutic decisions (acupuncture, moxibustion or herbal medicine) not only on the patient’s … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Respiratory Disease
Tagged Alternative, Asthma, Cure, Herbal Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Moxibustion, Yang
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Another New Anticoagulant, Apixaban, Shown to Provide Stroke Reduction Benefit in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation:AVEROSE
The Apixaban versus Acetylsalicylic Acid to Prevent Strokes (AVERROES) trial, a study that compared the safety and effectiveness of apixaban (Pfizer/Bristol-Myers Squibb) and aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation, has been stopped early after a predefined interim analysis by the … Continue reading
Posted in Cardiovascular disease, Stroke
Tagged apixaban, Aspirin, AVEROSE, dabigatran, factor Xa inhibitor, Pradaxa, Stroke
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Pradaxa is as Effective as Lovenox in Preventing VTE-event in Patients Setting Undergoing Hip Surgery: RE-NOVATE 2 study
In a randomized trial that was reported at the 2010 Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), the oral anticoagulant dabigatran (Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim) was found to be as effective as subcutaneous enoxaparin (Lovenox, Sanofi-Aventis) in preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) … Continue reading
Posted in Arrhythmia, Cardiovascular disease, Heart attack, Stroke, VTE
Tagged blood monitoring, dabigatran, Enoxaparin, Hip Surgery, Lovenox, Pradaxa, RE-NOVATE 2, venous thromboembolism, VTE
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Violent Video Games Linked to Aggression And Diminished Cognitive Function
Male players of violent video games, particularly first person shooter games (FPSG), have more feelings of aggression than nonplayers, according to a small study presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2010 Annual Meeting. The study involved 28 men who … Continue reading
Posted in Others
Tagged Aggression, Counter Strike, First person shooter game, FPSG, Video Games
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Is Shark Cartilage Helpful For Cancer Patients?
Shark cartilage has been touted as a potential alternative or complementary cancer treatment for several decades. Dozens of shark cartilage products are sold as dietary supplements, but none have been studied in humans. A recently published study indicated that adding a … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Tea
Tagged Cancer, curcumin, Green Tea, Non small cell lung cancer, NSCLC, Shark Cartilage, Survival
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Avastin Boosts Progression-Free Survival in Ovarian Cancer Patients
Adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to chemotherapy, followed by bevacizumab as maintenance therapy, can significantly prolong progression-free survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer. The study consisted of 1873 women with newly diagnosed stage III (macroscopic residual disease) or stage IV ovarian, primary peritoneal, … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
Tagged Avastin, bevacizumab, carboplatin, maintenance therapy, Ovarian Cancer, paclitaxel, Survival
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Ipilimumab – new option for Metastatic Melanoma patients
At ASCO this past weekend, Dr. Steven O’Day reported that ipilimumab alone or in combination with vaccine increased overall survival (OS) in patients with unresectable stage III/IV melanoma for whom previous treatment had failed (Abstract 4). Metastatic (stage IV) melanoma is very … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Melanoma
Tagged chemotherapy, Ipilimumab, Melanoma, Stage IV melanoma, Survival
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Who lived longer? The Emperors, The Chinese Medicine Doctors or The Monk?
‘‘Long Live Your Imperial Majesty’’ was the formal address to the Chinese emperors who reigned for more than 2,000 years (between 221 BC and AD 1911) in China. The emperors had the absolute power, as well as supreme rank and … Continue reading
Posted in Longevity
Tagged Alcohol, Chinese Medicine, Drugs, Emperor Qianlong, Emperor Wu of Liang, Emperors, Longevity, Monk, Overindulgence, Power, Sex
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