Posts Tagged ‘nausea’

Nausea and nightmares: side-effects in children who took swine flu medication Tamiflu

Friday, August 14, 2009 14:06 By GSerrano

The recommended medication for swine flu or the novel Influenza A (H1N1) virus is Tamiflu. According to the British Medical Journal, “Taking oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is not a pleasant experience, with side effects that include nausea, diarrhoea, and hallucinations.”
A very recent UK research reveals that ‘more than half of children taking antiviral drug Tamiflu suffer side-effects [...]

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Facial Flushing due to Alcohol Intake: A Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer

Sunday, April 19, 2009 20:51 By GSerrano

The condition of facial flushing caused by alcohol is more common in the Asian population. The redness in ‘blushing’ after drinking alcohol is due to an inherited enzyme deficiency. 540 million people have this condition, and it is linked to the risk of esophageal cancer. It is estimated that one third of East Asians, especially [...]

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The Role of Public Safety Agencies and Groups

Saturday, March 28, 2009 14:00 By GSerrano

On January 30, 2009, the United States FDA officials began a criminal investigation on the Georgia processing plant for peanut butter and peanut paste that proved to be contaminated and led to the salmonella food poisoning of hundreds of people. The manufacturing process and the plant itself were found to be unsanitary. The Peanut Corporation [...]

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