Friday, December 10, 2010

Man Up: Product marketed for sexual enhancement contains potentially dangerous ingredient

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Man Up Now capsules, marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, because they contain a variation of an active drug ingredient found in Viagra that can dangerously lower blood pressure.

Man Up Now claims to be “herbal” and “all natural,” and consumers may mistakenly assume the product is harmless and poses no health risk.

Consumers who have Man Up Now capsules should stop using them immediately. The FDA analyzed Man Up Now and determined that it contains sulfoaildenafil, a chemical similar to sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. Like sildenafil, this chemical may interact with prescription drugs such as nitrates, including nitroglycerin, and cause dangerously low blood pressure. When blood pressure drops suddenly, the brain is deprived of an adequate blood supply that can lead to dizziness or lightheadedness.

Man Up Now, distributed by Synergy Distribution LLC, is sold on Internet sites, online marketplaces, and possibly in retail outlets in single, double, and triple blister packs, and in six-, 12-, and 30-count capsule bottles.

To date, the FDA is not aware of any adverse events associated with the use of the product. However, sexual enhancement products that claim to work as well as prescription products, but that contain prescription strength drugs, are likely to expose unknowing consumers to unpredictable risks and the potential for injury or death.

The FDA has found many products marketed as dietary supplements for sexual enhancement during the past several years that can be harmful because they contain active ingredients in FDA-approved drugs or variations of these ingredients. Sexual enhancement products promising rapid effects such as working in minutes to hours, or long-lasting effects such as 24 hours to 72 hours, are likely to contain ingredients in FDA-approved drugs or variations of those ingredients.

Original Link: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm236538.htm

FDA Approves a Cellular Immunotherapy for Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Provenge (sipuleucel-T), a new therapy for certain men with advanced prostate cancer that uses their own immune system to fight the disease.

Provenge is indicated for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and is resistant to standard hormone treatment.

Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer among men in the United States, behind skin cancer, and usually occurs in older men. In 2009, an estimated 192,000 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed and about 27,000 men died from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute.

“The availability of Provenge provides a new treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer, who currently have limited effective therapies available,” said Karen Midthun, M.D., acting director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.

Provenge is an autologous cellular immunotherapy, designed to stimulate a patient’s own immune system to respond against the cancer. Each dose of Provenge is manufactured by obtaining a patient’s immune cells from the blood, using a machine in a process known as leukapheresis. To enhance their response against the cancer, the immune cells are then exposed to a protein that is found in most prostate cancers, linked to an immune stimulating substance. After this process, the patient’s own cells are returned to the patient to treat the prostate cancer. Provenge is administered intravenously in a three-dose schedule given at about two-week intervals.

The effectiveness of Provenge was studied in 512 patients with metastatic hormone treatment refractory prostate cancer in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial, which showed an increase in overall survival of 4.1 months. The median survival for patients receiving Provenge treatments was 25.8 months, as compared to 21.7 months for those who did not receive the treatment.

Almost all of the patients who received Provenge had some type of adverse reaction. Common adverse reactions reported included chills, fatigue, fever, back pain, nausea, joint ache and headache. The majority of adverse reactions were mild or moderate in severity. Serious adverse reactions, reported in approximately one quarter of the patients receiving Provenge, included some acute infusion reactions and stroke. Cerebrovascular events, including hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes, were observed in 3.5 percent of patients in the Provenge group compared with 2.6 percent of patients in the control group.

Provenge is manufactured by Seattle-based Dendreon Corp.

Original Link: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm210174.htm

CVS Pays $77.6 million in Fines and $2.6 million in penalty fees

CVS Pharmacy, Inc., has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors and will admit to unlawful sales of pseudoephedrine to criminals who made methamphetamine, according to a DEA news release. CVS will pay $75 million in civil penalties—the largest penalty ever paid under the Controlled Substances Act—and forfeit the $2.6 million in profits earned as a result of those drug sales.

DEA reported that CVS Pharmacy, a subsidiary of CVS Caremark Corporation, failed to ensure compliance with laws limiting pseudoephedrine sales, allowing criminals to obtain this ingredient used in the manufacture of methamphetamine. DEA alleged that between September 2007 and November 2008, CVS “supplied large amounts of pseudoephedrine to methamphetamine traffickers in southern California, and the company’s illegal sales led directly to an increase in methamphetamine production in California.”

According to DEA reports, the stores selling pseudoephedrine illegally were located primarily in Los Angeles County and Orange County, CA, and Clark County, NV. While CVS eventually changed practices to prevent these illegal sales, DEA alleged that “it did so only after it became aware of the government’s investigation.”

The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 limited the amount of pseudoephedrine a customer can purchase in one day. In 2007, CVS implemented an automated electronic logbook to record sales of the drug, but the system did not prevent multiple purchases by a single customer on the same day, according to DEA. This allowed customers to make repeated purchases of pseudoephedrine that exceeded federal daily and monthly sales limits, the agency reported.

As part of the agreement, the government will not pursue criminal charges against CVS. CVS will accept responsibility for the illegal conduct and implement a compliance and ethics program over the next 3 years. The company also entered into a separate 5-year compliance agreement with DEA. The settlement addresses CVS’s liability in 25 states, including California and Nevada, where CVS failed to implement appropriate safeguards.

APHA Link: http://www.pharmacist.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Pharmacy_News&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=24469

DEA News release: http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2010/la101410.html

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Come to Jesus by Paul Washer

Paul Washer is a powerful man of God with a powerful message to the modern Church and for those that claim to be Christians. Return to God and to re-evaluate your life. This message is based on the book of prophet Isaiah chapter 55.

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Link: http://www.loudio.com/Podcasts/Society/Religion/Come-to-Jesus-by-Paul-David-Washer.992885

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Brother Ram Babu

Rambabu, a former Brahmin Hindu, is the founder of New Creation Ministries based in Bellary, India. He now preaches Jesus Christ both to individuals and to large crusades numbering in the tens of thousands. Outstanding miracles always follow his preaching. His daring faith is an inspiration to many.

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Revival Fire Video - Biji Anchal Part 1



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