Antibiotics-cause of liver problems
The FDA has received reports of 12 cases of acute liver failure, including the four deaths, in patients treated with Ketek. FDA safety evaluators also uncovered 23 other cases where patients suffered serious liver injuries after receiving the antibiotic, which is formally called telithromycin. The...
DanDan
A dangerous disease passed by a sperm donor
A sperm donor passed an extremely rare and dangerous genetic ailment to five children born to four couples. The disease, severe congenital neutropenia, can be fatal in children if untreated but is so rare that sperm banks do not test for it. The four couples used the same sperm bank. The researchers...
DanDan
Not many cancer survivors get the optimal follow-up care
Many survivors of childhood cancer are not getting the optimal follow-up care recommended for detecting the long-term consequences of cancer treatment. The majority of children and teenagers with cancer can be cured, they still face a risk of long-term, or "late," effects from the drugs...
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Coffee has health benefits
It is discovered that drinking 1 to 3 cups of coffee per day may help protect against cardiovascular disease and other illnesses characterized by inflammation. The findings tend to suggest that there may be some benefit to drinking modest amounts of coffee. The researchers studied coffee drinking in...
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seizure epileptus
:-( My husband has had to have different tests run to determine if he was a candidate for surgery. Therefore, he was taken off all seizure meds. yes, he had multiple seizures--21 as a matter of fact in 24 hours. Anyway, Kepra was recently prescribed but I read the side effects--forget it. He...
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A woman dies in UK because she was not an EU citizen
Ese Elizabeth Alabi, a Nigerian woman visiting the UK has died during a legal battle to have her moved up the NHS heart transplant list. She had been given lower priority as a non-EU citizen. The Department of Health said it was a "tragic case" but that priority had to be given to those...
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Vioxx developing heart stroke risk
After examining new data from the Vioxx drug maker Merck & Co, it is said that this arthritis drug could be at risk of developing strokes for years. It may be that Vioxx is causing permanent damage to the cardiovascular system, accelerating atherosclerosis or a sustained increase in blood...
DennisD.
Cervical cancer vaccine should be approved
A vaccine that blocks infection by the four virus types that cause most cervical cancers and genital warts appears safe and effective, but may actually increase the chance of disease in some patients, according to Food and Drug Administration documents. An FDA panel of outside experts is to meet...
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Many US women abused by men
More than 40 percent of women surveyed in the Seattle area reported they had been physically or psychologically abused by their husbands, dates or boyfriends, researchers said.The another study showed that women who have been slapped, kicked or otherwise abused were four times more likely to report...
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Menopause challenges women in business
In a survey of 622 menopausal females, the great majority indicated that symptoms related to menopause were causing problems in their daily lives. The top three menopausal symptoms were hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia, experienced by 84 percent, 77 percent, and 72 percent of women,...
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