News tagged with gastrointestinal side effects
Potential lung disease biomarkers yield clues to COX-2 inhibitor side effects
Apr 30, 2009 |
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In searching for a simple way to identify individuals with smoking-related lung injury, scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have stumbled upon a potential explanation for why the class of pain-relievers known as COX-2 ...
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Acute gastric injury due to high-dose analgesics?
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Analgesics, NSAIDs and acetaminophen, are commonly used for the relief of fever, headaches, and other minor aches and pains. The gastrointestinal side effects of NSAIDs are well documented and acetaminophen is accepted to ...
Proton therapy is well-tolerated in prostate cancer patients
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Proton beam therapy can be safely delivered to men with prostate cancer and has minimal urinary and rectal side effects, according to a study presented November 2, 2009, at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 51st ...
New research to reduce drug side-effects
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 09, 2009 |
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They are a group of drugs which millions of people rely on to keep pain at bay but they can have unwanted side-effects which are sometimes more serious than the original health problem. Now scientists at The University of ...
NSAIDs are effective for short-term relief of low-back pain
Jan 23, 2008 |
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Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; such as aspirin and ibuprofen) can help reduce symptoms of low back pain that doesn’t involve sciatica, a Cochrane Systematic Review has found.
Herbal medicines could treat gastrointestinal disease
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Herbal medicines could benefit patients suffering from gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders that cannot be treated using conventional drug therapy. In a study published in Neurogastroenterology and Motility, researchers review ...
Gene mutation increases drug toxicity, rejection risk in pediatric kidney transplants
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Screening for mutations in a gene that helps the body metabolize a kidney transplant anti-rejection drug may predict which children are at higher risk for side effects, including compromised white blood cell count or organ ...
Budesonide is not beneficial for the treatment of diarrhea in metastatic melanoma patients
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Patients with stage III or IV melanoma taking ipilimumab and the oral steroid budesonide to reduce side effects did not have less diarrhea, a known side effect of ipilimumab, according to results of a phase II trial published ...
UCI study finds effective colon cancer prevention treatment
Apr 14, 2008 |
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Using a combination of a targeted cancer-fighting agent called DFMO and a low dose of an anti-inflammatory drug, UC Irvine researchers have reduced the risk of reoccurring colorectal polyps, an early sign of colon cancer, ...
Licorice compound offers new cancer prevention strategy
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A chemical component of licorice may offer a new approach to preventing colorectal cancer without the adverse side effects of other preventive therapies, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers report.
New device could more effectively alleviate menstrual cramp pain
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 21, 2009 |
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While most women experience minor pain during menstruation, for others, the pain can be severe enough to interfere with everyday activities and require medication. New research to be presented at the 2009 American Association ...
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