In my January 14th post “Beware of medicines that can tear your tendons” I shared the dangers of tendon damage caused by Levaquin, Cipro and other antibiotics known as fluroquinolones. Much of this was based on personal experience. This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally issued a “Black Box Warning” for these drugs citing the increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated. A “Black Box Warning” is the strongest warning issued by the FDA about the dangers of a drug.
This warning by the FDA was long overdue. In fact it took a lawsuit by Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, to push the FDA to initiate this action.
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There is nothing so refreshing as eating a cool piece of watermelon on a hot summer day. But a study now points to a new upside to eating watermelon that may make those summer nights even hotter. Researchers say eating watermelon may have effects similar to Viagra.
Watermelon contains an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of the amino acid arginine that helps relax the body’s blood vessels–similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra.
On the downside one would need to eat about six cups of watermelon to get enough citrulline to boost the body’s arginine level. When you eat that much watermelon you’ll probably need a lot of trips to the bathroom. Also watermelon has a lot of sugar which would spill into the bloodstream and could cause cramping.
I’m no expert, but I expect watermelon sales and prices to rise (no pun intended) this summer!
Have a great 4th !
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In the video below, Representative Ted Poe of Texas makes several relevant points about energy and compact fluorescent light bulbs. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) offer significant energy savings but at what cost to the environment?
Naturally I use compact fluorescent light bulbs in my home. In fact my electric billed plunged 25% after I started using them. But I am also an environmentalist. And While I appreciate Congress’s energy saving effort to cut America’s electric usage by making these bulbs mandatory in 2014, I fear that this may be an environmental disaster in the making with millions of CFLs being tossed out and/or broken in the years to come. You see these bulbs are filled with mercury and actually require a do-it-yourself hazmat team should you accidentally break one in your home. Now while these bulbs contain 100 times less mercury than your average home thermometer, ten or twenty years from now we may hear how improper disposal of these bulbs caused mercury poisoning of the land and nearby communities.
To make matters even worse, ALL of these bulbs are made in China. More jobs lost not to mention how we much we can trust their Quality Control. Remember the pet food, toothpaste and children’s toys fiascoes?
I’m no expert, but I think Congress would have shown greater leadership and foresight had they made a national commitment to produce more electricity by building more Wind Power Farms and tie the power into a national electrical grid.
So here I am caught in a dilemma. I want to do my part and save power, but I recognize future environmental consequences. Any suggestions?
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