Protecting the Brain with Progesterone
Progesterone Treatment May Provide Answer for Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=3222040
Accessed June 5, 2007

“Traumatic brain injury, also called TBI, has become the signature injury of the war in Iraq -- an alarming realization, given that many doctors feel effective treatment for brain injury is currently lacking.” In a small, preliminary study of 100 patients at Emory University, published recently in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, doctors gave brain injury patients high intravenous doses of the pregnancy hormone progesterone within 12 hours of injury, and “cut their risk of dying by 57 percent.”

The Special Risks of Pharmacy Compounding
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/compounding053107.html
Posted May 31, 2007 – Accessed June 5, 2007

An FDA commentary which fails to discuss the incidence of adverse effects and deaths caused by FDA-approved manufactured medications.

Compound druggists take it personal  
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - May 16 9:27 PM
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/rss/s_507799.html
Accessed May 17, 2007

This article discusses the numerous benefits of compounding and highlights discussions with patients and pharmacists.

Three years ago, a veterinarian told Alice MacLeod her cat, Pepsi, wouldn't make it through the night. The orange tabby was battling a thyroid condition but refused to take medication. Options seemed scarce.

"He doesn't like shots. He doesn't like anything. And the vet said, 'You know, they can compound it into a gel you put in the ear,' " said MacLeod, of Munhall.

Pepsi, now 19, might be as devoted as MacLeod to compounding, the age-old tradition of customizing medicine. His thyroid condition is under control and MacLeod has fewer problems feeding him medicine in the form of gels and chicken-flavored liquids.

Deaths point up problems with drug compounding  
Dallas Morning News - May 16 9:49 PM
“A Dallas-based compounding pharmacist has been linked to three deaths in Oregon and Washington. The North Dallas company, ApothèCure Inc., is accused of making a drug that was 10 times too strong.”
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/051707dnbuscompounding.3659464.html
Accessed May 17, 2007

This article discusses the deaths of patients in Washington and Oregon resulting from a compounding error. It goes on to discuss the effect that federal regulation of compounding and associated restrictions would have on patients.

Anne Marie Megibben and Cathy Hance, compound pharmacists  
Louisville Courier-Journal - May 14 3:05 AM
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070514/BUSINESS/705140346
Accessed May 17, 2007

This article discusses Compound Care Pharmacy in Louisville, KY with owners/pharmacists Anne Marie Megibben and Cathy Hance.

“Drug compounding is when a pharmacist or doctor combines, mixes or alters ingredients to create a medication tailored to an individual patient's needs.”
Lancaster Online - May 02 9:15 PM
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/203666
Accessed May 17, 2007

Pet owners see compounding drugs as a necessity  
Lancaster Online - May 02 9:15 PM
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/203665
Accessed May 17, 2007

Updated Recommendations On Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy From International Menopause Society  
Science Daily - May 16 5:03 AM
“The Updated Recommendations express the views of the International Menopause Society on the principles of hormone therapy in the peri- and postmenopausal periods.”
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070516071742.htm
Accessed May 17, 2007

This article states, “There are no medical or scientific reasons to recommend unregistered 'bioidentical hormones'. The measurement of hormone levels in the saliva is not clinically useful. These 'customized' hormonal preparations have not been tested in studies and their purity and risks are unknown.”

Are Bioidentical Hormones Right For You?  
KETV.com - May 11 1:05 PM
http://www.ketv.com/station/13295270/detail.html?rss=oma&psp=health
Accessed May 17, 2007

This article discusses bioidentical hormone replacement. Two doctors present arguments for and against the use of BHRT.

Leading Women's Health Doc from HER Place Launches 'Straight Truth about Hormones Campaign' PR Web - May 01 12:21 AM
http://www.prweb.com/releases/hormone/vliet/prweb522985.htm
Accessed May 17, 2007

This article discusses Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet MD, and her promotion of bioidentical HRT.

New Health Legislation Could Limit Your Doctor's Ability to Write ...
AlterNet, CA – May 17, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/51778/
Accessed May 17, 2007

This article discusses the “Safe Drug Compounding Act of 2007,” proposed legislation (withdrawn) sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA). It is written from the perspective of a patient using bioidentical HRT.