News tagged with adverse effects
Study evaluates antibiotic option for treating bladder infection in women
Short-term use of the antibiotic cefpodoxime for the treatment of women with uncomplicated cystitis (bladder infection) did not meet criteria for noninferiority for achieving clinical cure compared with ciprofloxacin, a drug ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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The effect of occasional binge drinking on heart disease and mortality among moderate drinkers
Most studies have found that binge drinking is associated with a loss of alcohol's protective effect against ischemic heart disease (IHD) and most studies have found an increase of coronary risk among binge drinkers.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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For some medical residents, empathy declines with long-call
In a newly published study, researchers found the majority of medical residents surveyed experienced a decline in empathy over the course of the oft-used "long-call" shift.
Jan 31, 2012 |
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System to deliver organ transplant drug -- without harmful side effects
A new system for delivering a drug to organ transplant patients, which could avoid the risk of harmful side effects, is being developed by scientists at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Erlotinib dose-adjusted for smoking status effective as first treatment for head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancers respond well to the anti-cancer drug erlotinib when it is administered before surgery and a stronger dose is given to patients who smoke, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Study finds that treatment of depression can increase work productivity
January 11, 2012 - (Toronto) - A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found that employees with depression who receive treatment while still working are significantly more likely to be highly ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Swiss pharma giant Novartis recalls drugs in US
Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis said Sunday it was recalling four different products sold over the counter in the United States over reports of a malfunction at one of its plants.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 08, 2012 |
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HIV/AIDS vaccine developed at Western proceeding to human clinical trials
The first and only preventative HIV vaccine based on a genetically modified killed whole virus has received approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to start human clinical trials.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Spread of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is reduced by bevacizumab, according to phase 2 trial results
The trial conducted by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) shows the feasibility to deliver bevacizumab to the current chemoradiation standard without any apparent increased adverse side effects.
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Importance of echocardiography to evaluate cardio toxicity in cancer patients
One study presented at the meeting, which is being held in Budapest, Hungary, 7 to 10 December, reports on an initiative using echocardiography to document early warning signs of adverse effects from trastuzumab (Herceptin)¹, ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Researchers test a drug-exercise program designed to prevent type 2 diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- Kinesiology researcher Barry Braun of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues recently reported unexpected results of a study suggesting that exercise and one of the most commonly prescribed ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Terminator-style info-vision takes step towards reality
The streaming of real-time information across your field of vision is a step closer to reality with the development of a prototype contact lens that could potentially provide the wearer with hands-free information ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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No difference in side-effects when switching or adding antidepressants
Patients with major depression who fail to see improvement after taking an antidepressant often have their initial medication switched or combined with a second drug. Many clinicians weigh the possibility ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Statin-intolerant patients need a different type of clinical trial
(Medical Xpress) -- Millions of people take statins, the blockbuster drug that lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the so-called bad cholesterol. But as many as 20 percent of them develop adverse effects such as muscle ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Apple opens talks with China environment groups
Apple has for the first time held talks with environmental campaigners who accuse the company's Chinese manufacturers of widespread pollution, participants said Wednesday.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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