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Nanotechnology may pose health risks
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When radium was first discovered, no one thought it was dangerous. People painted it onto the hands of clocks to make them glow in the dark. Shoe stores used to have X-ray machines that people could use to see the bones in their feet. Roofers used to install asbestos shingles. Now, nanotechnology are the next big thing, and new research from Scotland is suggesting that carbon nanotubes may be as dangerous as asbestos. 
U.S. FDA sees asthma drug risks, seeks panel advice
piggy submitted, created time 1 month 1 day (www.reuters.com)
U.S. regulators remain concerned about serious risks from a class of asthma drugs and will ask outside advisers if approval for treating the lung disease should be revoked, documents released on Friday said.
Staff in the Food and Drug Administration's drug-safety office unanimously have recommended withdrawing clearance of all long-acting beta agonist drugs (LABAs) for children under eighteen amid evidence of an increased risk of asthma-related deaths and asthma attacks
Extended Drug Therapy for Hepatitis Is Challenged
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 month 2 days (www.theledger.com)
Patients who do not initially respond to standard drug therapy for treatment of hepatitis C are unlikely to respond to long-term maintenance therapy as well, according to a new study.
Epilepsy drug may be risky for Asians
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 month 1 week (news.yahoo.com)
Treatment with certain epilepsy drugs may expose some Asian patients to serious skin reactions, federal health officials warned Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration said it is investigating whether medications like Dilantin, Phenytek and Cerebyx, which are used to control epileptic seizures, can lead to severe skin blisters and bleeding for some Asian patients.
Patients who test positive for a gene known as HLA-B1502 appear to be at increased risk of developing the skin problems, preliminary data indicate
Cytokines and their relationship to the symptoms and outcome of cancer
sea-maid submitted, created time 2 months 3 days (www.nature.com)
Tumors contain immune cells and a network of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, which collaborate in the development and progression of cancer. Cytokine profiles might prove to be prognostic. The systemic effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with fatigue, depression and cognitive impairment, and can affect quality of life before, during and after treatment. In people with advanced cancer, pro-inflammatory cytokines are additionally associated with anorexia and cachexia, pain, toxicity of treatment and resistance to treatment
FDA urges more caution over TNF blocker infections
jerry submitted, created time 4 months 2 days (www.reuters.com)
U.S. health regulators ordered stronger warnings for prescription drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and other conditions on Thursday after dozens of patients contracted severe fungal infections ...
Prostate cancer risk increased in obese men who use statin drugs
kavin submitted, created time 4 months 1 week (www.reuters.com)
Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings of a new study.
"Given the epidemic of obesity in the U.S. and the frequent use of statins, the positive association we observed raises substantial concern as to the safety of these widely prescribed agents," Dr. Janet L. Stanford of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle and colleagues wrote in the American Journal of Epidemiology
Taxanes May Increase Risk for Significant Psychological Symptoms
kavin submitted, created time 4 months 1 week (www.medscape.com)
Taxane-based chemotherapies are increasingly used for the adjuvant treatment of early and locally advanced breast cancer, but new research suggests that they confer a risk for significant psychologic symptoms. According to a study published in the August 1 issue of Cancer, patients who received taxane-based therapy had significantly worse emotional distress and slower psychologic recovery than those receiving a similar regimen without taxanes.
The researchers also observed high rates of probable clinical depression among patients who received taxane therapy
Experimental RNA drug may cause blindness
lavrock submitted, created time 4 months 1 week (www.nature.com)
Caution needed in clinical trials, scientists urge.
kavin submitted, created time 4 months 3 weeks (www.medscape.com)
Four commonly used moisturizers promoted skin cancers in mouse studies.
Mice are not men. But the unexpected finding suggests that these — and perhaps other products — may not be as safe as they're thought to be.
The moisturizers tested in the study were Dermabase, Dermovan (a wholesale-only product discontinued in 2006), Eucerin Original Moisturizing Cream, and Vanicream.
In a mouse model of sun-related skin cancer, frequent application of each product resulted in more skin tumors and faster tumor growth, says study leader Allan H
FDA Approves First Drug for Treatment of Chorea in Huntington’s Disease
kavin submitted, created time 4 months 3 weeks (www.fda.gov)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xenazine (tetrabenazine) for the treatment of chorea in people with Huntington’s disease. Chorea is the jerky, involuntary movement that occurs in people with this disease.
Xenazine is a new drug and is the first treatment of any kind approved in the United States for any symptom of Huntington’s disease. Currently there are no other drugs that are FDA-approved to treat chorea.
Serious side effects reported with use of Xenazine include depression and suicidal thoughts and actions
sea-maid submitted, created time 5 months 1 day (www.manchester.ac.uk)
University of Manchester researchers are investigating exactly how chemotherapy drugs kill cancerous tumors in a bid to reduce side effects and test the effectiveness of safer new agents.
Viagra May Ease Sexual Problems of Women on Antidepressants
kavin submitted, created time 5 months 1 week (news.yahoo.com)
For both men and women, sexual problems are a common side effect of antidepressants. Viagra and similar drugs have long been prescribed to men in this situation. Now a study suggests Viagra may help women as well.
The study looked at ninety-eight premenopausal women with major depression who started to have sexual problems after going on a popular class of antidepressants that includes drugs such as Zoloft and Prozac. The women were randomly assigned to receive either Viagra or a placebo for eight weeks
Three Kinds of Drugs That Can Kill Your Sex Drive
kavin submitted, created time 5 months 3 weeks (www.health.com)
Three Kinds of Drugs That Can Kill Your Sex Drive
If you're having sex drive issues, check your medicine cabinet. Several varieties of prescription medication can dampen desire.
Birth control:
Some hormonal birth control methods such as pills and patches can increase women's levels of sex-hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), which drops the amount of testosterone that's floating around freely in the bloodstream
Anesthesia Can Cause Post-Op Pain
lily1984 submitted, created time 6 months 1 week (www.healthnews.com)
General anesthetics are used to put a patient to sleep during surgery, but new research has found that their use can increase the discomfort that patients feel when they wake up. The hope is that this scientific study, a first to explain anecdotal observations, could lead to increased use of general anesthetics that don't have this type of side effect or the development of a new kind of anesthetic
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