You'll see new home-screening tests for colon cancer

October 2005

You'll see new home-screening tests for colon cancer.

ColonCARE is sold in pharmacies...Hemoccult ICT, InSure and others are given to patients by their physician.

These are new immunochemical fecal occult blood tests (iFOBT).

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Table of Contents

a lot for all of us to learn from hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Diabetes Actos (pioglitazone) reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke in some patients with type 2 diabetes
Dyslipidemia Omacor, the first PRESCRIPTION omega-3 fatty acids
Interactions potentially fatal interaction between colchicine and some macrolides
Infectious Diseases shorter five-day regimen of levofloxacin (Leva-pak) for acute bacterial sinusitis
Women's Health whether paroxetine (Paxil) increases the risk of birth defects
Colon Cancer You'll see new home-screening tests for colon cancer
Mirapex for fibromyalgia
More patients will be treated with buprenorphine for opioid addiction
Cardiology whether heart attack patients should get a statin IMMEDIATELY
Cardiology Stopping aspirin even short-term may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke
Cardiology Viagra does NOT seem to increase the risk of heart attack in most men
Dermatology what works for diaper rashes
doxycycline for OSTEOarthritis
Insomnia Ambien CR, a new extended-release zolpidem for insomnia