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Diabetes Drug's Big Catch? A Fishy Odor

healthThe dead fish smell of a popular diabetes drug may cause some people to discontinue its use.

Metformin, an oral drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, generally has few serious side effects, but gastrointestinal upset and nausea are common. Although these effects have been well documented in studies, researchers say one unique characteristic of the pills may have been overlooked as a potential cause of the nausea: their strong fishy odor.

Researchers say adverse reactions to the smell of metformin (sold generically and under the brand name Glucophage), have not been documented in medical literature, but hundreds of postings to message boards on the Internet note the strong fishy smell of the drug.

In their report, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers describe two cases in which patients discontinued use of generic metformin because of what they described as the nauseating smell of the drug.

Cervical cancer vaccine debate heading to the Legislature

healthThe debate over making cervical cancer vaccines available to young women is coming to the state Legislature today.

A group of anti-vaccine activists plans to attend this morning's Senate Codes Committee hearing to protest a bill that would let health care professionals give the vaccine to women younger than 18 without parental consent.

The measure, sponsored in the Senate by Liz Krueger and in the Assembly by Amy Paulin -- both Democrats -- aims to protect women against preventable cervical cancer. The legislation also notes that Planned Parenthood clinics have been seeing teenagers coming in and requesting the vaccine.

Krueger said such vaccines have a proven track record. "It has a direct correlation to preventing cancer," she said, adding the legislation wouldn't make such vaccines mandatory.

She added that the vaccines have been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for some time. "I never would have proposed this for New York if it wasn't approved by the FDA," Krueger said.

Latest Nokia Phones Are Fantastic Multimedia Phones

technologyMobile Phones have become the best companion of people these days. No one can think of going anywhere without keeping mobile phone. Phones can help one to stay connected with the world. Anytime and anywhere, phones can help the user. One can call, message, chat and enjoy with the phone. Latest Nokia phones which are getting popularity these days are Nokia N97, Nokia 6700, Nokia E71, Nokia E52, Nokia X6 and many more. Lets discuss the feature of some of these handsets to understand them in more better way. Lets welcome Nokia N97 which is one of the fantastic Nokia N-series handsets. Great looks and fascinating feature of this gadget can hold anyone's attention. This phone comes in the list of such handsets which are called as multimedia computers. This is a touchscreen phone through which users can easily navigate internal phone features with ease. Other striking features are 3.5 inch TFT display screen and slide out Qwerty keyboard. One would not find any problem in typing messages through any of messaging options like SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email and IM.

Monroe County plans another H1N1 clinic

healthThe unpredictability of the H1N1  virus has the Monroe County Health Department likely to hold another vaccination clinic this month.

The virus first struck last spring and returned in the fall. "We still don't know whether there will be a third wave," said health department spokesman John Ricci.

For the week ending Jan. 23, the state health department reported that the overall level of flu activity was low and appeared to be stable when compared to the previous week. Also, the number of people hospitalized with flu was low and appeared to be stable when compared to last week.

Nintendo Holiday-Quarter Results Beat Forecasts

nintendoNintendo Co. said year-end holiday sales were "robust," suggesting that its Wii game console had regained its footing after a slowdown in demand, though a strong yen and price cuts continued to push down the company's profits.

Nintendo said group net income was 192.60 billion yen ($2.14 billion) for the nine months ended Dec. 31, down 9% from a profit of 212.52 billion yen for April-December of the previous year. Revenue fell 23% to 1.182 trillion yen, while operating profit fell 41% to 296.66 billion yen.

To cope with slowing demand for the Wii, Nintendo cut prices by 20% to $200 ahead of the holiday shopping season. Revenue also suffered from a strengthening of the yen against the euro and U.S. dollar, resulting in lower overseas income when converted into yen terms.

Higher copays raise health costs in U.S. aged: study

healthThe research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, questions the wisdom of raising co-payments to save money, at least among the elderly.

That might be a way to cut health care costs among younger people, but not for people age 65 and older, Dr. Amal Trivedi of Brown University, who led the study, said in a telephone interview.

"It's a lose-lose proposition for most health plans," Trivedi said.

Older people "have more medical conditions, they spend more on health care, and they usually are on fixed incomes, so they're much more sensitive to the co-payments. And our study suggests that raising co-payments for the elderly would be counterproductive," he said.

Kids get skin infections from toilet seat

health"Toilet seat dermatitis is one of those legendary conditions... seen in underdeveloped countries, but one that younger paediatricians have not come across in their daily practice," says Bernard Cohen, director of paediatric dermatology at Hopkins Children's.

Analysing cases from the US and India, Cohen and colleagues attributed it to harsh cleaning chemicals and exotic wooden toilet seats, making a comeback as bathroom decor -- especially seats covered with varnishes and paints.

"Some of the children in our study suffered for years before the correct diagnosis was made," says lead researcher Ivan Litvinov, McGill University in Montreal, and a student of Cohen's.

Apple could announce end of AT&T iPhone exclusivity Wed.

technologyThe report does not go as far as to claim what other U.S. carriers could offer the iPhone. But a source allegedly told the Web site that AT&T is "tired of taking the heat" for poor reception from iPhone users. In short, the report claims, AT&T officials believe the iPhone is hurting the company's image, and they are no longer interested in having exclusive access to Apple's handset.

"Inside of AT&T, we are hearing that the iPhone is causing more trouble than ever before," the report said. "On some level, having the iPhone is hurting AT&T's image. Because they are the only company to carry it, and it's such a data hog, it's largely to blame for AT&T's network troubles. We don't remember hearing about AT&T's 'horrible network' before the iPhone--do you?"

HotHardware alleges, without any evidence to support the claim, that the iPhone doesn't handle the switch from 3G to EDGE connections well, and frequently drops calls when 3G access is lost.

Cervical cancer vaccine will cut cases by two thirds

healthThe cervical cancer vaccine will reduce rates of the disease in women under 30 by two thirds within 15 years, experts have predicted.

Based on current uptake rates of the cervical cancer vaccine, cases of the disease will be cut by around 63 per cent by 2025.

 

Around eight in ten girls eligible for the vaccine are accepting it, meaning by the time they reach 30 years of age, cancer rates will have started to drop, a study published in the British Journal of Cancer found.

Microsoft's Zune Phone in April?

technologyWith the Mobile World Congress fast approaching, the rumor mills have started to work overtime with some of them sounding outright preposterous and contradictory to earlier reports. This particular rumor we are about to talk of is one such thing.

 

Most people here might be aware of Microsoft's Zune Phone (also known as the "Pink" phone). While most of us thought it was what it was - just a rumor and forgot about it, here comes yet another wave of rumor that seems to indicate that a Zune Phone might actually be on the cards - and that too in the next few months. If that wasn't enough, it would run Windows Mobile 7, the rumor states!
 

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