THE LIES YOU WERE TOLD ABOUT VITAMINS AND MINERALS

The ever-elusive “fountain of youth” remains obscure, yet its lure has never been abated by the skepticism it has received throughout the years.   The possibility of staying young forever has a mystical “pull” among all of us.  Perhaps, it is not only the uncertainty of what awaits us when death beckons that fires us to discover the antidote to growing old, but also the reluctance of completely surrendering to the notion of growing gray hairs, having crow’s feet and wrinkles, being bent and wasted, and the overwhelming thought of uselessness. These negative connotation of an advancing age strongly motivates us to continue the search.

Also known as Finasteride and marketed under product names like Proscar, Fincar, Finpecia, Finax, Finast, Finara and Prosteride, it is an anti-androgen which suppresses the 5-alpha reductase, an enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.
Administered in low doses initially to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate and then prostate cancer in higher doses, Propecia was eventually used in many countries for treatment of male-pattern baldness.

Seventeen years after it was withdrawn from U.S. markets, a synthetic version of the active ingredient in marijuana is going back on sale as a prescription treatment for the vomiting and nausea that often accompanies chemotherapy, its manufacturer said Tuesday.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International hopes to begin selling Cesamet in two to three weeks, company President Wes Wheeler said.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Taking the “triple therapy” of aspirin, cholesterol drugs, and blood pressure drugs to prevent stroke also reduces stroke severity if one occurs, according to a new study published in the April 25, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Generic Soma (Carisoprodol) relaxes muscles and relieves pain and discomfort associated with strains, sprains, spasms or other muscle injuries. Muscle relaxers are for specific muscle injury and pain and should not be used for general body aches and pains.