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 Blood Information - July 24, 2008
| The Food and Drug Administration orders a halt to the sales of the drug Palladone, citing potentially fatal reactions when coupled with alcohol. The drug was approved just last September. The FDA says data from a recent study shows taking the drug with alcohol can harm the capsule's slow release function, rapidly streaming the narcotic through the bloodstream, possible causing an overdose | | A new study reveals walking on cobblestones, is the key to reducing blood pressure. The study conducted by researchers at the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene, Oregon will be published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | | A new study reveals walking, on cobblestones, is the key to reducing blood pressure. The study was conducted by researchers at the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene, Ore., and will be published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | | A new study reveals walking on cobblestones, is the key to reducing blood pressure. The study was conducted by researchers at the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene, Ore., and will be published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | | Dutch researchers say that obese men may be less physically fit than obese women, due to the fact they are more likely to have diabetes or pre-diabetes, and tend to have more abdominal fat. A study of 56 obese men and women, awaiting weight-reduction surgery, showed the women in the group were better able to tolerate exercise. The team at Hospital Reinier de Graaf in Groep, in the Netherlands, found this could probably be explained by the way body fat is distributed | |
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