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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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Management of osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer patients treated with bisphosphonates

Cases of osteonecrosis of the jaw ( ONJ ) have been detected in cancer patients taking bisphosphonates as part of their treatment. The publications and cases notified to date mention that the majority of the patients were on antineoplastic treatment ( chemotherapy, steroids treatment, or radioth...
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Dietary modifications may not benefit cancer patients

One study, a meta-analysis of 59 trials, found little evidence that diet is associated with survival or prognosis. The other study suggests that neither use of garlic nor vitamin supplements delays the progression of precancerous gastric lesions to cancer. Numerous studies have linked dietary mo...
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Community acquired pneumonia: effectiveness of discontinuing antibiotic treatment after 3 days versus 8 days

A study found that taking antibiotics for three days is just as effective for community acquired pneumonia as continuing treatment for the recommended 7-10 days. Shorter treatment can also help contain growing resistance rates. The study raises questions about the optimal duration of antibiotic th...
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Antibiotic Telithromycin linked to severe hepatotoxicity

Annals of Internal Medicine published an article reporting three patients who experienced serious liver toxicity following administration of Ketek ( Telithromycin ). These cases have also been reported to FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) MedWatch. Telithromycin is an antibiotic of the ketoli...
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Retapamulin demonstrates promising activity against pathogens commonly found in skin infections

Studies presented in Washington, D.C., at the 45th Interscience Conference of Antimicrobials Agents and Chemotherapy ( ICAAC ), demonstrated that investigational antibacterial Retapamulin showed an excellent microbiology profile and a high degree of in vitro potency in laboratory studies against key...
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FDA has approved new indication for Avelox: treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections

FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the once-daily, broad-spectrum antibiotic Avelox ( Moxifloxacin HCl ) for a new use -- the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections ( cIAI ) in adults. Avelox is the only marketed fluoroquinolone antibiotic approved by the FDA as mon...
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Amoxicillin use during infancy may be linked to tooth enamel defects

Use of the antibiotic Amoxicillin during infancy appears to be linked to tooth enamel defects in permanent teeth. The study is published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Dental fluorosis, a result of exposure to excessive fluoride during enamel formation, is one of the mo...
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Acute pharyngitis, physicians overprescribe antibiotics for children

A study, published in the journal JAMA, showed that physicians prescribe antibiotics for more than half of children with sore throat, exceeding the expected prevalence of strep throat, and used non-recommended antibiotics for 27 percent of children who received an antibiotic prescription. Pharyn...
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FDA approves Avelox for treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections

FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved the once-daily antibiotic Moxifloxacin ( Avelox ) for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections ( cSSSI ) in adults caused by Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae or Enterobacter cl...
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