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Teflaro Side Effects: Diarrhea, Nausea, Rashes

Teflaro Side Effects: Diarrhea, Nausea, Rashes. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new antibiotic drug, Teflaro, to “treat adults with community acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)”.

What are the Teflaro side effects? According to the FDA media release, the drug can cause “diarrhea, nausea and rash”. The agency also warns that patients with sensitivities to cephalosporin antibiotics should not use Teflaro.

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Latuda Side Effects: Anti-Schizophrenic Drug

Latuda Side Effects: Anti-Schizophrenic Drug. Those of you looking for an anti-schizophrenic drug might want to check out Latuda (lurasidone HCl), a tablet manufactured by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc which was just approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Just like any drug out there in the market, Latuda can cause adverse reactions among patients.

According to the FDA, those who took part in a clinical trial for this drug reported the following side effects: drowsiness, feelings of restlessness and the urge to move (akathisia), nausea, movement abnormalities such as tremors, slow movement, or muscle stiffness (Parkinsonism), and agitation.

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Healthy Sperm Cells: Omega 3 Good, Saturated Fat Bad

Healthy Sperm Cells: Omega 3 Good, Saturated Fat Bad. In an earlier post, we mentioned a study which concludes that you can increase your sperm count by sunning yourself. Now here’s another study which suggests that avoiding food with saturated fat and consuming fish products rich in Omega 3 will likely result in healthier sperm cells.

Check out the story below.

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Bad Cheese is Dangerous to Your Health: The Estrella Family Creamery Case

Is bad cheese dangerous to your health? What are the risks if you still consume them? Well, the bad cheese can weaken your immune system. It can also cause fatal infections in infants, children, and the elderly. And it can cause can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Why are we talking about bad cheese? Mainly to point out this advisory from the Food and Drug Administration banning and seizing cheese products from the Estrella Family Creamery. The products are being sold in Washington State but they are also reportedly available via the internet.

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Do Men Get Breast Cancer?

Do Men Get Breast Cancer? Can men fall victim to the dreaded breast cancer disease? Apparently they do. If you are a guy, you have a one in a thousand chance of getting breast cancer during your lifetime. This is 100 times less common compared to women but the risk is still there.

If you have lumps in your breast area, you should consult your doctor because, as in the case of women, lumps is one of the symptoms of breast cancer among men.

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Stem Cell Therapy in New Zealand: Prof Charles McGhee Cures Blind Patients

Looking for stem cell therapy in New Zealand? Check out this story about the work of Professor Charles McGhee in using stem cells to help blind patients. According to stuff.co.nz, McGhee works for both the Auckland District Health Board as well as the Auckland University Medical School. Read the story below.

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When it comes to stem cell therapy success stories, the ones that are usually reported by the media involve treatments that succeeded in helping restore the eyesight of blind (or nearly blind) patients. This is the case for American Macie Morse who, according to reports, had a successful stem cell therapy in China. Another American patient, the legally blind Adam Kitchen, also successfully underwent stem cell surgery in China.

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