Effects of periodontal non-surgical therapy plus azithromycin on glycemic control in patients with diabetes: a randomized clinical trial
ConclusionsA modest improvement in glycemic control was detected with a trend towards the use of non-surgical therapy plus AZ as compared to the placebo. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 19, 2013 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs
The Generality of the FDA's Recommendations on Zithromax
Tuesday's warning about Zithromax causing heart irregularities reportedly came after the FDA completed its own review of a New England Journal of Medicine article published in May 2012 and after reviewing additional data provided by Pfizer. I have already voiced my concerns over the way this study was conducted in the first place since the data upon which the authors' risk estimates were made (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - March 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Westby G. Fisher, MD Tags: FDA azithromycin safety Source Type: blogs
Z-pack and cardiac disease may be a deadly combination
The FDA announced a public warning for the popular antibiotic azithromycin (Zithromax and the antibiotic in the widely prescribed Z-pack). The FDA is warning that this medication increases the risk of a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm. Patients at risk for this azithromycin-induced arrhythmia include those who already have a prolonged QT interval, low blood levels of potassium or magnesium, and an abnormally slow heart rate, or who take drugs to treat arrhythmias. Elderly patients and patients with cardiac disease also may be more susceptible to the arrhythmogenic effects of the ant...
Source: Dr Portnay - March 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Babesia Infection – Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment
Pathophysiology of Babesia Infection
1) Babesiosis is caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite Babesia microti and in Europe B. divergens 2) most severe symptoms occur in immunosuppressed, diabet6ic, splenectomized, and elderly 3) now clinically important in the USA and Candada as a coinfection of Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and Bartonella (which are all transmitted via the bite of the Ixodes tick)
Signs and Symptoms
1) acute flu-like symptoms – fever, chills, sweats, muscle pain, fatigue, arthralgias, and headache 2) petechiae 3) jaundice/dark urine 4) if occurs as coinfection with Lyme disease, the clinical ...
Source: Inside Surgery - January 27, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Infectious Disease atovaquone babesia babesiosis bartonella coinfection ixodes Lyme microti tick Source Type: blogs
Bernie's Papal Indulgences
When you examine the WHO’s model Essential Drug List, very few of the 400 or so drugs deemed essential are new, or patented or were ever patented in the world’s poorest countries. In category after category, from aspirin to Zithromax, in almost every case and in almost every country, these medicines have always been (or have been for many years) in the public domain. That is, the medicine is fully open to legal and legitimate generic manufacture. (Source: drugwonks.com Blog)
Source: drugwonks.com Blog - September 6, 2007 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: blogs
