FDA says Zithromax can cause fatal irregular heart rhythm

Reuters/Reuters - A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York, January 31, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday that the popular antibiotic azithromycin, sold as Zithromax, can cause a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm in some patients.

The agency said the move follows its review of a study by medical researchers as well as a company study assessing the drug's potential for causing abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart.

Last May, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine compared the risk of cardiovascular death in patients who took Zithromax with those who took several other antibiotics, including amoxicillin. It found that patients who took Zithromax, made by Pfizer Inc, had higher rates of fatal heart rhythms.

The 11 Best Sources of Magnesium

by guest blogger Morley Robbins, wellness coach and magnesium advocate

I’m often asked, “Where can I find more magnesium in my diet?” That’s such an important question! In fact, it’s usually the second question people ask me after first wanting to know how its deficiency is related to most, if not all, of their day-to-day symptoms.

If you’ll remember from my previous post, I explained the many functions of this key mineral for health and began to discuss how stress causes magnesium loss—it’s a fact of life, and it’s how we’re wired as a species. So today’s post will focus on the magnesium-rich foods you can eat to deal with that stress! (In my next post, I’ll help you better understand what aspects of your stress can be reduced—or possibly eliminated—to help you preserve your magnesium stores.)

Why Do Some People Live 100 Years Or More

Do you ever feel like you know just enough about Live 100 Or More Years to be dangerous? Let's see if we can fill in some of the gaps with the latest info from Live 100 Or More Years experts.

Think about what you've read so far. Does it reinforce what you already know about Live 100 Or More Years? Or was there something completely new? What about the remaining paragraphs?

Why Do Some People Live 100 Or More Years?
By Sharon Moore

There are lots of studies going on around the world trying to answer this question. Centenarian studies so far have not revealed any particular "thing" these old timers have in common.

Some centenarians are sweet, some are cranky. Some drink and smoke, some don't. Some exercise regularly, some are proverbial couch potatoes. Some have high cholesterol, some low, and some in the middle.

Does eating white rice increase the risk of diabetes?

A new Harvard study takes a look at eating habits in China, Japan, US and Australia.
 

When it comes to diabetes, new research from the Harvard School of Public Health concludes people who eat white rice daily, as is common in many Asian nations, may be at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Researchers looked at eating habits in Asia in both China and Japan, as well as, in the US and Australia. None of the participants had diabetes when the study began.

The findings were published Friday in theBritish Medical Journal.

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WebMD reports the study shows on average, those in Asian countries ate about four servings of white rice daily. In contrast, the participants from the US and Australia typically ate less than five servings a week.

The more servings of white rice a person eats a day, the greater their risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The risk increases by about 10% with each additional serving.

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The question is, of course, why?

While it isn't clear, it may have to do with the food’s high glycemic index score (GI), which measures how foods affect blood sugar levels.

“White rice also lacks nutrients like fiber and magnesium,” says the Harvard study author Qi Sun. “People with high white rice consumption lack these beneficial nutrients and Asian populations consume a lot of white rice."

So what does he recommend?

"If you consume brown rice instead, you will get these nutrients. There are alternatives.”


Diabetic Diet & MealsFree Diabetic Recipes > Breakfast, Lunch - Snack - Dinner - Dessert.www.diabetesinfocenter.org 

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