Pill Peril?

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Side-effects 'should be reported' While drugs are heavily tested prior to release, some "adverse effects" may not be spotted, or the medicine may interact with other drugs or even foods in an unexpected way. Reports on the Yellow Card scheme helped scientists find out that cranberry juice could weaken the effects of warfarin, one of the most commonly prescribed blood thinning drugs. In 2001, other Yellow Card reports revealed a connection between smoking cessation drug Zyban and seizures. The MHRA also wants community pharmacists to file more reports on drug reactions to them. Dr June Raine, from the MHRA, said: "We are keen to let people know that whilst their medicines have important benefits, they may also have unwanted side-effects. "If you suspect that you have had a side-effect to your medicine, please tell us about it via the Yellow Card scheme." If you suspect that you have had a side-effect to your medicine, please tell us about it via the Yellow Card scheme Dr June Raine

Band in a box

Have had a lot of fun today with this program,which saves me a lot of work,such as adding bass line and rhythm guitar.After typing in chords of a song I get a backing track which can then be used in Power Tracks with my midi Synth/Keyboards!

PowerTracks

Since having to give up performing because of arthritic hands I have had a lot of pleasure from the PT program,and never cease to be amazed at the new things I can do with it!

Fancy a drink?

I love the snippets of information that I get on this site!

clipped from www.livescience.com Sex Quenches Thirst of Female Beetles In some insect species, including certain beetles, moths and crickets, the males produce exceptionally large ejaculates that can account for up to 10 percent of their body weight. They found that thirsty females mated 40 percent more frequently than those with free access to water. Like sponges, females can absorb the water from seminal fluid through their reproductive tracts. The more water they take in, the less frequently they need to mate, an activity that's physically damaging to the females. (The males have spines on their genitalia that puncture females' reproductive tract during mating.) By delivering a deluge of water with the sperm that thereby also slakes a female's thirst, a male can help ensure his sperm has more time to fertilize the eggs without competing sperm from future mates. Female beetles mate to quench their thirst, literally.

Counterfeit.

Counterfeiting of Viagra etc. is one thing,but this could cause devastation!

clipped from er.bsysmail.com Jill McGivering investigates drug piracy and the counterfeit drugs which threaten to jeopardise the fight against malaria. Could drug pirates wreck the world's best hope of combating malaria? A new drug, Artesunate, developed from traditional Chinese medicine is being hailed as the best chance of tackling malaria - which kills millions of people every year in Africa and South East Asia. But it's being undermined by widespread counterfeiting, particularly by counterfeit drugs containing a small amount of Artesunate which then allow the disease to develop a resistance to the drug. And ironically it's Chinese drug pirates who are believed to be largely responsible. A WHO health official says there'll be a public Health catastrophe if resistance to Artesunate is allowed to develop. Interpol tell us ethnic Chinese criminal gangs, operating across borders, are largely to blame for the counterfeits.

Vista

Don't have Vista myself,but don't think I want it with what I have read about it!

clipped from www.pseudomarketing.com Dear Microsoft Corporation, I’ve read through hundreds of online reviews and comments about Vista. I’ve asked IT guys and Microsoft Certified Professionals. I’ve read the PC magazine reviews. I’ve given it a spin on my friends’ laptops. You’d think at least someone (other than your PR people) would find something to like about a piece of software that took an industry leader five years and a gazillion dollars to develop. But I’ve yet to hear anyone say “Wow!” about it. A Windows worshipping gamer acquaintance told me it took literally seven or eight hours of churning to install his Vista Home Premium (sic) upgrade. After staying up all night, he found none of his device drivers worked. With the tales of the new DRM lockdown, the User Account Control nagging, the virtualization restrictions, and the priced-to-upsell $400 product – your credibility is about as good as OJ Simpson’s. I just don’t trust what you say anymore.

Richard Bacon

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