Don’t let your desire to have an acne-free face blind you from the possible side effects of whatever anti-acne medication you are taking. For instance, Accutane, an anti-acne medication manufactured by Roche is listed by Drug Watch to have the following side effects:
Severe side effects of Accutane include: Read more »
Can human stem cells be used in cosmetic products? Apparently, they can. For instance, some wrinkle-care and skin revitalizing products use human stem cells but the government of South Korea has banned this practice.
From the Korea Times: Read more »
Today in Good Doctors, Bad Doctors (aka Doctor of the Day), we bring you Dr. Stephen Schneider, a doctor in Kansas who is currently on trial for, according to the prosecution, “unlawfully prescribing drugs, fraud, and money laundering”.
Some details from kansascity.com: Read more »
Earlier, we noted that you can reduce your bad breath or body odor by eating yogurt as the good bacteria in yogurt will kick the ass of body-odor causing bacterias. This is still good advise but maybe you don’t smell bad at all but are, instead, suffering from a rare disease called Olfactory Reference Syndrome or ORS. Apparently, this ORS thingie makes you think you stink even though you actually don’t.
So here’s our body odor treatment tip of the day: Work on your mind, buddy.
Do weight loss drugs such as Alli and Xenical cause liver damage? It is not yet established that they do but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after identifying 13 instances of liver damage associated with the drugs, is requiring these drugs’ manufacturers to warn consumers about the possibility that these drugs could be bad for your liver.
