Types of laxatives

Laxatives are medicines that relieve constipation (difficulty with bowel movements). They are a popular type of over-the-counter remedy. They can also be prescribed for conditions that could get wor...

Breast Implants - Augmentation

Breast implants are medical devices that are used to augment breast size or to reconstruct the breast following mastectomy or to correct a congenital abnormality. Breast implants consist of a silico...

What is Biotechnology?

"using living things to create products or to do tasks for humans" About Biotechnology - Biotech Biotechnology is the practice of using plants, animals and micro-organisms such as bacte...

The Top 100 Pharmaceutical Companies

The Top 100 Pharmaceutical Companies, determined by total sales in 2011 - see below for 2010 and  2009: They are listed in descending order with the sales in 2011 in $ million; Pfizer ...

Dextrose Saline vs Normal Saline in Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Rehydration outcomes in women with hyperemesis gravidarum are similar with dextrose saline and normal saline, according to a new report from Malaysian researchers. Reuters Health Information

Dextrose saline for rehydration no better than normal saline in hyperemesis gravidarum

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rehydration outcomes in women with hyperemesis gravidarum are similar with dextrose saline and normal saline, according to a new report from Malaysian researchers.

Perrigo net sales increase 18% to $920M in third quarter 2013

Perrigo Company today announced results for its third quarter ended March 30, 2013.Perrigo's Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa commented, "We are very pleased with our performance, as the team delivered...

Univ. of Tenn. suspends frat in alcohol enema case

The University of Tennessee has suspended a campus fraternity chapter until at least 2015 in an alleged alcohol enema incident.The school announced Friday that the Pi Kappa Alpha house will be closed...

Cadence and Perrigo settle patent dispute

Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday that it settled a patent dispute with Perrigo Co. on its only marketed drug, the fever and pain treatment Ofirmev.Under the settlement Perrigo Co. can star...

Analyst upgrades Perrigo on Sergeant's acquisition

An analyst boosted Perrigo's rating and price target on Friday after the company said it is buying animal healthcare company Sergeant's Pet Care Products Inc. for $285 million.Late Thursday, Perrigo...

Avoid hypotonic saline use in under-16s

Hypotonic saline solution should not be used for children aged 16 years or under...

Perrigo Company übertrifft Gewinnerwartungen

Allegan (BoerseGo.de) - Der US-Pharmakonzern Perrigo Company mit Sitz in Allegan (Bundesstaat Michigan) hat im zweiten Quartal des Geschäftsjahres 2012/13 einen Umsatz von 883 Millionen US-Dollar e.....

Visualisation of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex with a modified contrast enema in children with suspected Hirschsprung disease.

BACKGROUND: Patients with Hirschsprung disease lack the normal rectoanal inhibitory reflex, which can be studied with anorectal manometry or US. OBJECTIVE: To see whether the rectoanal inhibitory refl...

Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease with Chinese drugs administered by both oral intake and retention enema.

ABSRTACT: OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical effect of Chinese drugs administered by both oral intake and retention enema on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). METHODS: Adopting a randomized controlled...

Clinical observation on the treatment of chronic severe hepatitis B by retention enema with Huchang Jiedu Decoction ().

OBJECTIVE: To observe the efficacy of retention enema with Huchang Jiedu Decoction (, HJD) in treating chronic severe hepatitis B (CSHB). METHODS: Sixty patients of CSHB were equally randomized into t...

From fecal impaction to colon perforation.

OVERVIEW: The authors present the case of an elderly, nonverbal nursing home resident with dementia who developed fecal impaction, despite interventions such as enema. Subsequent stercoral perforation...

Same Setting Laparoscopic Antegrade Continence Enema and Antegrade Bladder Neck Injection for Constipation and Urinary Incontinence in the Spina Bifida Population.

PURPOSE: Fecal impaction and urinary incontinence and are among the most important problems in patients with spina bifida. We report our preliminary results with a minimally invasive approach to these...