An allergist is calling for warnings on hair dye labels to highlight the risks of chemical reactions to hair dye.
Vincent Crump, of the Auckland Allergy Clinic, said prolonged use of hair dye, particularly permanent colours, could increase the chance of a severe allergic reaction.
“People need to be aware if you’re going to dye your hair [...]
Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) will consider a staff proposal tomorrow, to provide free access to the emergency contraceptive pill, or morning after pill, at local pharmacies, The New Zealand Herald reports.
At the moment the pill is sold at pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription, for around $35, without parental consent.
ADHB planning and funding manager Wendy [...]
Jamaica will start providing free health care to all adult citizens next week, requiring a step-up in hiring and medical supplies.
A little less than a year after the government introduced free health care for children, overwhelming hospitals and clinics, adults will be extended the same coverage beginning April 1 — creating a need for at [...]
When it comes to producing healthy babies, the onus is usually placed on moms-to-be. Women hoping to get pregnant are urged to consume a nutritious diet - especially one rich in the B vitamin folate, which has been shown to reduce the risks of certain birth defects. But a new and [...]
Prosecutors say the pharmacy chain illegally substituted a more expensive capsule form of the drug instead of the prescribed tablets to increase its Medicaid reimbursement. Switching the form of the drug did not endanger patients, federal officials said.”Switching medication from tablets to capsules might seem harmless, but when that is done solely to increase profit [...]
“Walgreens will acquire I-trax in an approximately $278 million cash transaction, including the assumption of about $18.3 million in net debt,” the company said in a statement. “An affiliate of Walgreens will commence a tender offer within 10 business days for all outstanding common stock of I-trax [...]
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Lack of desire is typically women’s most common sexual complaint, and drug companies have been racing to offer a medical solution. The issue was a central topic at the meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, which ended Sunday.
The discussion comes even as critics say a better answer for dissatisfied [...]
Conventional hormone therapy can use animal-derived, synthetic or bioidentical hormones. It generally is produced by pharmaceutical companies in standard doses and forms. Conventional hormone therapy has been reviewed and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for safety and effectiveness and is monitored for purity [...]
Russia is an unhealthy nation, and its health-care system is just as sick. Its hospitals are understaffed, poorly equipped and rife with corruption. The biggest reason Russia’s population plummets at a rate of more than 700,000 people each year is not that its birthrate [...]
