Fwd from Tuan V Nguyen: GM Food va` Tha^`n du+o+.c

["Hoa Nguyen" <thanhhuy@email.msn.com>]

Hi ca'c ba'c,

 Ma^'y tha'ng nay tre^n va(n dda`n y ho.c co' va`i chuye^.n
ca~i co. tu+ng bu+`ng hoa la', ma` tui nghi~ ca'c ba'c cu~ng ne^n
bie^'t qua\.  Tua^`n qua, to+` Lancet o+? Anh, mo^.t ta.p chi' so^'
2 trong medicine, co' co^ng bo^' mo^.t ba`i ba'o khoa ho.c ma` trong
ddo' hai tay nghie^n cu+'u ngu+o+`i To^ Ca'ch Lan ddu+a du+~ kie^.n
cho tha^'y nhu+~ng loa.i thu+'c a(n (cu. the^? la` tra'i ca^y va`
rau ca?i) ddu+o+.c sa?n xua^'t ba(`ng ca'ch ca('t bo? hay the^m
genes, go.i ta('t la` genetically modified food hay GM food, co'
the^? la`m ha.i he^. tho^'ng tie^u ho'a cu?a chuo^.t.  Ta^'t nhie^n,
ba`i ba'o chu+a da'm suy lua^.n la` co' ha.i cho con ngu+o+`i.
Nhu+ng ai cu~ng hie^?u ra(`ng co' ha.i cho chuo^.t la` co' co+
ha.i cho con ngu+o+`i.  Ba`i ba'o na`y dda~ qua SA'U ngu+o+`i
reviewed, va` qua ba bo^'n la^`n revision (tho^ng thu+o+`ng chi?
co' 3 reviewers va` chi? 2 la^`n tho^i)!  Ma(.c du` dda~ qua 3-4
la^`n reviews, 5 trong so^' 6 reviewers na`y dde^` nghi. "rejection",
nhu+ng tay editor la` Richard Horton que^'t ddi.nh bo? ngoa`i tai
ca'c tay reviewers va` cho co^ng bo^' ba`i ba'o.  Tha`nh ra, ba`i
ba'o ga^y ra tranh ca~i he^'t su+'c no'ng giu+~a ca'c tay trong
nga`nh.  Lancet co`n setup mo^.t forum dde^? ma^'y tay na`y dda^'u
vo~ ... keyboard!  Chu+a tu+`ng co' trong li.ch su+? cu?a Lancet.

 Ro^`i mo+'i dda^y, FDA vu+`a approved mo^.t loa.i thuo^'c
co' te^n la` bupropion (te^n thu+o+ng ma.i la` Wellbutrin) do co^ng
ty Glaxo-Wellcome cu?a Anh sa?n xua^'t.  Thuo^'c na`y ddu+o+.c me^.nh
danh la` "tha^`n du+o+.c" (wonder drug).  Ca'c ba'c ne^n bie^'t la`
trong ha`ng nga`n thuo^'c, loa.i thuo^'c tha^`n du+o+.c chi? dde^'m
dda^`u ngo'n tay, vi` co`n la.i cha? co' thuo^'c na`o la` tha^`n ca?.
Ta.i sao go.i la` tha^`n du+o+.c?  Vi` no' giu'p cho ngu+o+`i ta bo?
hu't thuo^'c, gia?m weight, la`m cho ngu+o+`i ta "feel good", kho^ng
thi'ch a(n chocolate, la`m cho ngu+o+`i ta co' khoa'i la.c (orgasm)
dde^'n ... ba gio+` lie^`n!!! Cha`, ca'c ba'c na`o nghe qua ma` cha?
khoa'i hi?? :-)

 Su+. tha^.t ra la`m sao?  Well, tui cu~ng cha? ra`nh, chi? ti`nh
co+` nghe tay ddo^`ng nghie^.p be^n internal medicine no'i tre^n ba`n
a(n tru+a, va` no' ddu+a cho tui va`i papers lie^n quan dde^? ddo.c.
Thu+.c ra, thuo^'c na`y cha? co' gi` mo+'i.  FDA dda~ phe^ chua^?n tu+`
ho^`i 1985 du`ng cho antidepression, tu+'c la` cho^'ng phie^`n muo^.n.
Ma` ngay ca? hie^.u qua? cho^'ng phie^`n muo^.n cu~ng cha? co' gi`
impressive.  Nhu+ng ti`nh co+` trong ca'i adverse reaction report,
ha~ng Glaxo dde^? y' tha^'y va`i chi. du`ng thuo^'c na`y co' trie^.u
chu+'ng bulimia, tu+'c la` a(n uo^'ng qua' co+~.  Nhu+ng khi ta.p chi'
American Journal of Psychiatry co^ng bo^' hai tru+o+`ng ho+.p di. ky`
la` be^.nh nha^n depression, ham a(n chocolate dde^'n no^~i ho. du`ng
mo^.t ki' lo^ mo^.t nga`y, khi du`ng thuo^'c na`y, ho. kho^ng co`n
thi'ch a(n chocolate nu+~a, nhu+ng ho. va^~n ca?m tha^'y ddo'i, va^~n
a(n uo^'ng ngon mie^.ng!

 Bo+?i vi` ngu+o+`i bi. chu+'ng phie^`n muo^.n hay hu't thuo^'c,
ne^n co' vi. ba'c si~ no. o+? tru+o+`ng Loma Londa (CA) xin Glaxo la`m
mo^.t ca'i study xem thuo^'c bupropion co' chu+~a tri. nghie^.n thuo^'c
la' kho^ng.  Ke^'t qua? la` thuo^'c na`y co' kha? na(ng la`m cho be^.nh
nha^n bo? hu't thuo^'c.

 Chu+a he^'t, na(m 1996, to+` Journal of Biological Psychiatry
co^ng bo^' mo^.t research letetr ta? tru+o+`ng ho+.p mo^.t be^.nh nha^n
35 tuo^?i, cu~ng bi. chu+'ng depression.  Khi chi. na`y du`ng thuo^'c
kha'c tri. depression thi` chi. ta kho^ng co`n thie^'t tha gi` to+'i
sex ca?.  Nhu+ng khi ddu+o+.c cho du`ng bupropion thi` chi. ta la^'y
la.i phong ddo^. du.c ti'nh ra^'t ma.nh.  Ba`i ba'o vie^'t: "After six
weeks on bupropion, she experienced a three-hour, sudden onset of
spontaneous orgasm while shopping," tu+'c la` chi. ta ca?m tha^'y
khoa'i la.c dde^'n 3 gio+` lie^`n ngay khi ... cho+.!!!  Nhu+ng chi.
ta ca?m tha^'y ma('c co+~ vi` ho+i ky`, va` pha?i ngu+`ng du`ng thuo^'c
na`y.  Ba`i ba'o vie^'t tie^'p: "She described this as pleasureable and
no different from her usual sexual orgasm except marked lubricated
occurred.  The orgasm was not induced by yawning (as happens
occasionally) or physical stimulations. She found the experience
socially awkward and stopped bupropion."  Nhu+ng khi chi. ta du`ng la.i
thi` "A week later, she changed her mind and popped the pill again.
Two days later she experienced another prolonged spontaneous orgasm."

 Na(m 1997, mo^.t nho'm nghie^n cu+'u thuo^.c tru+o+`ng Duke
du`ng thuo^'c na`y cho ca'c be^.nh nha^n phi` nhie^u (ca^n 100 kg
tro+? le^n) va` tha^'y nhu+~ng be^.nh nha^n na`y gia?m ca^n dde^'n
15-20% trong vo`ng 8 tua^`n.

 Nhu+ va^.y thuo^'c na`y co' the^? la` mo^.t ddi.ch thu? lo+.i
ha.i cho viagra.  Tui co' ddo.c ba'o U'c va` tha^'y ho. no'i thuo^'c
na`y se~ ddu+o.c ba'n o+? U'c trong mo^.t nga`y ga^`n dda^y.  Chu'c
ca'c ba'c na`o ddang ca^`n vui ve?, lose weight, ca^`n sexual drive
ti`m ddu+o+.c tha^`n du+o+.c.


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Tuan V Nguyen