FDA Approved Botox Drug as Chronic Migraine Treatment

Botox drug for chronic migraine, seriously? It’s not serious, not unless FDA says it is. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved botulinum toxin, manufactured by  Allergan Inc., for prevention of chronic migraine headaches on adults. The drug was also approved by the FDA, last March, for flexor spasm of the elbow, wrists, and fingers also on adults.

Chronic migraine, previously called as transformed migraine, is characterized by headaches lasting for about 15 days a month in a span of 3 months. Due to the debilitate pain experienced by the sufferer, he or she literally becomes incapable of carrying on with different house chores, profession tasks, as well as social responsibilities and even personal needs. Significantly, there should be varying effective treatments available, and that is exactly the purpose of approving botulinum toxin, a purified for of the said poison.

The botox drug is a prescription drug that should be administered every 12 weeks as multiple injections around the head and neck for the specific use of chronic migraine treatment. Only the recommended amount should be administered to avoid any unwanted adverse side effects. And of course, only those in lab coats licensed to do the treatment is allowed to do so. Verify the administering physician first, even if he or she seems to look like a real professional in his Red Kap lab coats and Dickies scrubs. Patients must make sure of this for safety’s sake.

Studies regarding botulinum toxin took place following observations that patients who were treated for hyperfunctional facial lines showed reduction of migraine symptoms. In a small study conducted on 18 patients suffering from imploding and ocular headaches, and were also under botulinum cosmetic treatment of the upper face, migraine frequency decreased from more than 7 to less than one a month.

What are the adverse effects of botulinum toxin? Difficulty in breathing and swallowing are the negative effects that a chronic migraine patient under botox treatment could possibly experience, which can also be life-threatening.

Viagra and Anti-Cancer Drug Combo Effectively Treats Prostate Cancer

Even medical professionals can fall into the pit of being a prostate cancer patient. You may see them in mens scrubs, looking healthy enough, but could be suffering from the same health fatal problem plaguing men. These people in mens scrubs and the ordinary people alike, gets hope from the new research findings showing the combination of Viagra and anti-cancer drug Doxorubicin can effectively treat prostate cancer.

The research by the researchers of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center and published in the journal of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences say, the drug combo reduce size of tumors in lab mice and alleviate heart damage at the same time.

Doxorubicin is a standard anti-cancer drug used for patients under chemotherapy. But one of its side effects is high risk of irreversible heart damage, which may surface several years after treatment is stopped. There has to be a drug that should protect patients from short-term and long-term heart damage resulting from intake of Doxorubicin without diminishing its effectiveness, and the excellent candidate is the blue pill generically named sildenafil, the Viagra.

1-Year-Old Baby Tests Positive on Cocaine

An adult can accidentally fall into unwarranted accident or health risk, much less a 1-year old kid. A shocking news about a 1-year old baby boy tested positive of cocaine and PCP rattled Chicago. A witness saw the child, at a West Side house, Sunday, chewing on a piece of tinfoil thought to be tainted with the above mentioned drugs.

The child was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital after he was acting lethargic. Good thing the boy was found in good condition, though, remained at the care of people in scrub tops and scrub pants of the hospital that day for observation. Investigators went to the house and found drug paraphernalia after the hospital officials called cops.

How many infants are faced with such risks, being with irresponsible parents who are drug addicts or users? What if nobody saw what happened to that poor child? What could have resulted from this will remain covered from the sight of the public and the authorities. And the all will rest on the hands of the people responsible.

Should You Use Medical Marijuana?

Medical marijuana has been in the limelight for the past several months. Debates and news highlight legalization of medical pot shops in different states across America, although others weren't swept by the overwhelming success of the newly established laws favoring it.

At the start of FDA saying there must be further studies that must be conducted, advocates of medical marijuana became high on pushing legislators to favor them. Not long enough, their efforts paid off. This is despite the fact that studies haven't yet showed results from the latest studies done and FDA has not yet changed the category of marijuana.

Besides going against Food and Drug Administration, medical cannabis posts a very high risk of lung problems. Why? Because the most common way of using this herbal treatment is through smoking, wherein the lungs take the brunt just like how cigarette smoking gives them burden. Marijuana smoking slowly kills the person by targeting a vital organ.

On the other hand, medical marijuana advocates have a long list of positive side of pot. It includes myriad of ailments allegedly treatable by marijuana, including Psoriasis, genital herpes, myeloid leukemia, alcohol abuse, skin cancer and more; and that in order to use medical marijuana without the lung issues, other ways of taking pot in is also available. It can be eaten after it's baked. The user can also drink along it with tea or tincture with vodka.

Safety and effectiveness of this herbal drug still depend on whether results from studies prove good. For now, patients need to carefully reconsider things before finally taking the next step. They have to keep in mind that experts haven't yet officially approved its use. There are other medications and treatments being given by physicians in medical uniforms to treat ailments considered to be treatable by the so called medical marijuana.