“At present we have no data on the transfer of hypericin to milk or the infant. Judging by its chemistry, it likely penetrates milk. It is quite lipophilic and has a large volume of distribution, which suggests that it could build up over a long period of exposure. It is orally bioavailable and would be absorbed by the infant. One section of the FDA is proposing to study the breastmilk levels but this has not yet been done.” Read the rest of this entry »

The solution depends on the medicine: chemotherapy, in one piece highbrow radiation, or tamoxifen.

Granting you had chemotherapy, here’s a conventional timetable:

* Two to three weeks after chemotherapy ends: elastic fuzz
* One month after: valid hair starts to extend at its common ratio
* Two months after: an inch of hair

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Tasmar, a drug used for treating Parkinson’s disease, can cause potentially fatal liver injuries, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the drug’s manufacturer, Hoffmann La-Roche. Read the rest of this entry »

Q.I gave birth to my fifth child two years ago. He was a very large baby — 10 pounds, 23 inches, with a head circumference of 15 inches. A few weeks after he was born I was still having severe pain in my pelvic bones and hips. My doctor said it was from the bones separating in order for the baby to pass, and only time would tell if they went back. Those bones feel no better now then they did then. Is something broken? Am I going to feel this way forever? Read the rest of this entry »

Q.I have spent the last eight years caring for a husband with progressing dementia, diagnosed as probable Alzheimer’s disease. The last four years it has been a 24-hour-a-day job. Four months ago I was forced to admit him to a care facility because I was no longer able to control and manage him, and he became a hazard to himself, others and me. Since that time I have had trouble with depression. I am normally a positive, emotionally strong person, but recently I have had trouble holding the tears back, and I cry more often. I have to look after my husband’s welfare as well as my own. I love my husband very deeply, but I also need to live a life, and the two are often in conflict. Any suggestions other than seeing a psychologist? Read the rest of this entry »