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 ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

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

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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.

Technology / Business

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0