Partha Nandi MD, FACP
Partha Nandi MD, FACP
A blood pressure medication from Accord Healthcare was recalled due to an error in labeling. The good news is that the FDA has not received any reports of adverse events connected to the recall. The bad news is that this mix-up could lead to life-threatening situations. A pharmacy found a 100-count bottle labeled as 12.5-milligram…
Researchers studied postmenopausal women who drank 14 servings of soda per week had a 26% increased risk of a hip fracture. What’s really interesting, however, is that the risk for those who drank about the same amount of caffeine-free soda jumped to 32%. Now, these groups drinking 2 servings per day were compared to women…
Low levels of a potentially dangerous chemical called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) have been found in the popular heartburn medication Zantac. It works by decreasing the amount of acid made in the stomach. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen NDMA in the news. The same nitrosamine impurity was found in the blood pressure medication Valsartan prompting…
A recent study suggests that some household cleaning products could be almost as bad for your lungs as smoking a pack of cigarettes per day. So, if you’re meticulous about cleaning and use chemical solvents – you could be harming your lungs. This is concerning because we rely on proper lung function to pump oxygen…
Fad diets are often too good to be true and the popular Paleo diet may be next on the list. Now, many die-hard followers of the Paleo diet believe it is really healthy, but new research has found it could be bad for your heart. The Paleo diet is known as the ‘Caveman Diet’ with…
Oregon is now the second state in the US to allow students to take what they are calling ‘Mental Health Sick Days’ and some worry this will lead to more kids skipping school. Personally, I think this is a pretty good idea. Though my sons are likely too young to feel the stress and pressures of…
What Strain Of Salmonella Was Found? The strain in question is called Salmonella Dublin. It is a dangerous bacteria that can cause serious disease and even death in cattle. It is less severe for humans but can lead to bloodstream infections and long hospital stays. Numbers are on the rise and infection can be difficult…
There is a new and more toxic strain of Strep causing outbreaks of scarlet fever in Britain. Experts are saying we can expect it to arrive stateside as well. The term ‘strep’ refers to a group of bacteria known as Group A streptococcus or group A strep. It is commonly found in the throat and…
Concern for washing machine safety rises following an investigation of a consumer-grade washing machine at a hospital in Germany where pathogens from the machine were found on the clothing of newborn babies. Luckily, all 13 newborns escaped the incident without infection. The drug-resistant pathogen in question is called Klebsiella oxytoca. How Was Gut Bacteria Found…
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