MedWatch - The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
FDA and Roche notified healthcare professionals that cases of Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA) have been reported in patients treated with CellCept. The WARNINGS and ADVERSE REACTIONS sections of the CellCept Prescribing Information have been revised to reflect this new safety information.
PRCA is a type of anemia in which there is a selective reduction of red blood cell precursors on bone marrow examination. Patients with PRCA may present with fatigue, lethargy, and/or abnormal paleness of the skin (pallor). In some cases, PRCA was found to be reversible with dose reduction or cessation of CellCept therapy. In transplant patients, however, reduced immunosuppression may place the graft at risk.
Read the MedWatch safety summary, including links to the Dear Healthcare Professional Letter and revised Prescribing Information, at:
You are encouraged to report all serious adverse events and product quality problems to FDA MedWatch at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm
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Resveratrol - The Miracle Nutrient for Cancer, Cholesterol and Longevity
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
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(NaturalNews) You’ve all heard the good news about resveratrol, commonly known as the “red wine nutrient.” There’s more to resveratrol than red wine, though, and it’s helpful for far more than just preventing heart disease. It’s also phenomenal for maintaining a healthy cholesterol balance and even supporting increased longevity.
As you’ll see below in quotes from health experts about resveratrol, this “miracle” nutrient is also useful for preventing many types of cancer. As you read these quotes, pay special attention to any mention of phytoalexins, as this is a class of plant-based nutrients that you’ll be hearing about much more in the future (as nutritional healing becomes more widely known).
If you want to acquire some resveratrol, there are lots of natural sources such as red wine or grape leaves (the leaves actually contain far more than the grapes themselves). The Chinese medicine herb hu zhang is also loaded with resveratrol.
If you’re looking for resveratrol in a supplement form, I take the NSI brand from Vitacost.com at http://www.vitacost.com/NSI-Resvera...
Authors’ Quotes on Resveratrol
Below, you’ll find selected quotes from noted authors on the subject of Resveratrol. Feel free to quote these in your own work provided you give proper credit to both the original author quoted here and this NaturalNews page.
Resveratrol is a naturally occurring phytoalexin produced by some higher plants in response to injury or fungal infection. Phytoalexins are chemical substances produced by plants as a defense against infection by pathogenic microorganisms, such as fungi. Alexin is from the Greek, meaning to ward off or to protect. Resveratrol may also have alexin-like activity for humans.
- PDR for Nutritional Supplements by Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik
- Available on Amazon.com
Doctors Signorelli and Ghidoni single out resveratrol, a red wine molecule, for its unique ability to favorably control hundreds of genes at one time. Another biologist, referring to resveratrol’s ability to switch hundreds of genes, says resveratrol exerts “a whiff that induces a biologically specific tsunami.” Resveratrol’s ability to influence many genes was demonstrated in a gene array experiment involving kidney cancer cells.
- You Don’t Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore by Bill Sardi
- Available on Amazon.com
Found in many plants as a phytoalexin, resveratrol is abundant in the skins of red grapes (Vitis vinifera). It has been suggested that resveratrol underlies the phenomenon known as the “French paradox.” Wine is the most notable dietary source of this compound; a fluid ounce of red wine contains an average of 160 pg of resveratrol.
- Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine by David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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