Sunday, September 25, 2005

Herpes - Finally relief in sight for Canadians suffering from Neuropathic Pain


Finally relief in sight for Canadians suffering from Neuropathic Pain
[Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 19 5:01 AM
Pfizer Canada Inc. announces availability of LYRICA . LYRICA is the first treatment approved for the management of neuropathic pain or "nerve pain" associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia .

Varicella (Chicken Pox)
KidsHealth.org via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 5:00 PM
Chickenpox is a common disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which is part of the herpesvirus family. Although many people associate the word herpes with genital herpes, the herpesvirus family is made up of nearly 100 kinds of viruses, eight of which cause disease in humans. Examples of different herpesviruses are herpes simplex virus (which causes cold sores and genital herpes

Pfizer's Lyrica Now Available for Patients
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 21 5:30 AM
Pfizer Inc announced today that Lyrica capsules c-v, a new prescription medication for the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy , postherpetic neuralgia and adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures in adults with epilepsy, is now available in U.S. pharmacies.

SEPTICEMIA CAUSED BY Paracoccidioides Brasiliensis (LUTZ, 1908) AS THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF AN AIDS PATIENT FROM SANTOS,
RedNova - Sep 20 2:58 AM
SUMMARY The first case of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Santos (Brazil) leading to septicemia and death of an HIV-positive patient is reported here. The patient was a 34-year-old female that presented essential fever and was only diagnosed after death by positive blood culture.

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