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  • July 2003
  • NOT to use antibiotics for ear infections in children
  • Ezetrol (ezetimibe), the first "cholesterol absorption inhibitor" for hyperlipidemia
  • more cardiac patients getting fish oil SUPPLEMENTS
  • increasing concerns about heart failure in patients who get Enbrel or Remicade
  • experts now suggest a statin for ALL diabetes patients
  • you won't see Seasilver or Coral Calcium anymore
  • the new asthma drug called Xolair (ZO-lair)
  • the new anti-epileptic Keppra
  • NOT using Paxil to treat depression in children or teenagers
  • Premplus INCREASES the risk of dementia in older women
  • St. John's wort can interfere with oral contraceptives
  • Varilrix, the newest varicella vaccine
  • Valtrex is the first antiviral approved for ONE-DAY dosing in patients with cold sores
  • Zelnorm used for other GI motility problems
  • memantine, an investigational drug for Alzheimer's
  • how to treat sunburn
  • counterfeit drugs

how to treat sunburn

July 2003

Summer is here...along with questions on how to treat sunburn.

Cold compresses reduce pain on contact. Recommend soaking mild burns in cool water.

Aloe vera is often recommended. It can feel soothing...but there's not much scientific evidence that it speeds healing.

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July 2003

Table of Contents

  • NOT to use antibiotics for ear infections in children
  • Ezetrol (ezetimibe), the first "cholesterol absorption inhibitor" for hyperlipidemia
  • more cardiac patients getting fish oil SUPPLEMENTS
  • increasing concerns about heart failure in patients who get Enbrel or Remicade
  • experts now suggest a statin for ALL diabetes patients
  • you won't see Seasilver or Coral Calcium anymore
  • the new asthma drug called Xolair (ZO-lair)
  • the new anti-epileptic Keppra
  • NOT using Paxil to treat depression in children or teenagers
  • Premplus INCREASES the risk of dementia in older women
  • St. John's wort can interfere with oral contraceptives
  • Varilrix, the newest varicella vaccine
  • Valtrex is the first antiviral approved for ONE-DAY dosing in patients with cold sores
  • Zelnorm used for other GI motility problems
  • memantine, an investigational drug for Alzheimer's
  • how to treat sunburn
  • counterfeit drugs
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