News tagged with side
Adverse drug events: a large burden in pediatric care
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An 11year national analysis at Children's Hospital Boston shows that side effects or accidental overdoses of medications are a common complication of outpatient care in children, generating more than half ...
Researchers find few side effects from radiation treatment given after prostate cancer surgery
Sep 28, 2009 |
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The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men in this study received radiotherapy after a prostate-specific ...
More than half million kids get bad drug reactions
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treatment and sometimes hospitalization, new research shows.
Medications effective in reducing risks for breast cancer can also cause serious side effects
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Three drugs that reduce a woman's chance of getting breast cancer also have been shown to cause adverse effects, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health ...
Once-daily pill effective as multiple dosings for oral yeast infection in HIV/AIDS patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 14, 2009 |
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A once-daily medication option for treating the most common mouth infection in HIV/AIDS patients has shown to be just as effective and safe as taking an anti-fungal pill five times a day, according to a Henry Ford Hospital ...
Older Drivers Recognize Their Shortcomings, Except One
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many drivers over age 70 realize that their reaction time is slower so they naturally compensate by driving more carefully, says Matthew Romoser, who studies age-related physical and cognitive ...
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 ...
HIV integrase inhibitor effective for patients beginning antiretroviral treatment
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 03, 2009 |
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A member of a new class of antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective for patients beginning treatment against HIV, according to researchers who have completed a two-year multisite phase III clinical trial comparing it with ...
New drug candidate prolongs the lives of pancreatic cancer patients
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Every year, 42,000 Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Few live very long, and less than 5% are still alive five years after diagnosis.
Researchers create prostate cancer 'homing device' for drug delivery
Jul 06, 2009 |
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A new prostate cancer "homing device" could improve detection and allow for the first targeted treatment of the disease.
New mechanisms of action found for drugs used to treat anxiety disorders
Jun 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the course of his or her life, every seventh German will develop an anxiety disorder that will require treatment. Standard anti-anxiety medications (anxiolytics) are based on the benzodiazepine ...
Strong immune response to new siRNA drugs in development may cause toxic side effects
May 20, 2009 |
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Small synthetic fragments of genetic material called small interfering RNA (siRNA) can block production of abnormal proteins; however, these exciting new drug candidates can also induce a strong immune response, causing toxic ...
Newer Antidepressants Not Always Better
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 06, 2009 |
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Old standby Zoloft? Late-model Lexapro? New antidepressants might be no more effective than the best existing drugs, according to two new systematic reviews that compared 12 commonly used medications.
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 ...
Prostate cancer vaccine extends survival in study
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An experimental treatment added four months to the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer, doctors reported Tuesday in a study that tested an entirely new approach to fighting the disease.
