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Safety and side effects of Gardasil: In a commentary published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ( CMAJ ), Abby Lippman, an epidemiologist at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and colleagues wrote that there is no urgent need for wide-scale cervical cancer vaccinations because deaths from the disease have been declining....
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COX-2 inhibitors reduce risk of cancer: Results from a five-year study have shown that regular use of popular prescription pain relievers may reduce the risk of breast cancer by up to 71 percent and may offer similar benefit in the prevention of prostate, colon and lung cancers. " We believe this is the first study to show that select...
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Safety alerts in EMRs reduce rates of potentially dangerous drug interactions: The results of the Safety in Prescribing study, conducted by Kaiser Permanente�s Center for Health Research, showed that electronic medication alerts reduce inappropriate prescribing of Warfarin with interacting drugs. The study is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. � This study s...
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Drug-induced hepatotoxicity: Acetaminophen, Ketek: Adverse drug reactions in the liver are the most common reason for drugs to be taken off the market. In an article published in New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ), lead author Victor J. Navarro, at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, writes that liver i...
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Painkillers effective in patients with dormant inflammatory bowel disease: Two studies, published in the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, have showen that prescription painkillers are effective in easing the pain of patients with dormant inflammatory bowel disease ( IBD ) and are not likely to cause symptom flare-ups in IBD patients in remissions. Both studies ...
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Acetaminophen poisoning, the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States: "Acetaminophen poisoning has become the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States," report the authors of a study, published in the Hepatology. While attempted suicides still account for many cases, almost half are the result of unintentional overdose. Acetaminophen, also kn...
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Increasing incidence of severe Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity: "Acetaminophen poisoning has become the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States," report the authors of a study published in the journal Hepatology. While attempted suicides still account for many cases, almost half are the result of unintentional overdose. Acetaminophen...
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Buprenorphine appears effective in treating teen heroin addiction: In a comparison of two drugs prescribed to treat teenagers dependent on heroin and other opioids, the drug Buprenorphine was more effective, especially in treatment retention. . The use of heroin among adolescents has more than doubled in the past ten years, and the use of prescription opiates, i...
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Osteoarthritis, Chondroitin sulfate and Glucosamine may be an effective combination in reducing knee pain: A research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, California, showed that Glucosamine and Chondroitin sulfate may be an effective combination in reducing pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee. Glucosamine is an amino sugar naturally pr...
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Possible mitochondrial damage with chronic use of Nitroglycerin for chest pain: A study by Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators at Duke University Medical Center has provided evidence on how Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain. Nitroglycerin relaxes blood vessels to boost blood flow, yet the mechanism by which the drug works has remained a matter of scientific controv...
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