Researchers link liver disease and drug metabolism
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy have discovered that nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an increasingly common but often undiagnosed liver disease, could have significant...
View ArticleTaking St. John's wort for depression carries risks: study
(HealthDay)—St. John's wort is a popular herbal therapy for depression, but a new Australian study highlights the fact that "natural" does not always equal "safe."
View ArticleVarious dermatoses may occur after acupuncture
(HealthDay)—Various dermatological adverse events may occur after acupuncture, with the most common adverse event being infectious skin disease, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the...
View ArticleThree innovations offer hope for enhanced drug safety in the future
Adverse drug reactions are harmful to patients and a major burden for healthcare providers, governments and the pharmaceutical industry. But promising new breakthroughs in drug development and health...
View ArticleFive ways individualized medicine is impacting health care
How is individualized medicine working? Let us count the ways.
View ArticlePossible association for bortezomib therapy, chalazia
(HealthDay)—There is a possible correlation between bortezomib use and chalazia, according to a report published online Oct. 15 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
View ArticleOral immunotherapy seems beneficial for cow's milk allergy
(HealthDay)—Most cow's milk allergic patients undergoing oral immunotherapy are able to consume cow's milk protein regularly without significant adverse reactions, according to a study published online...
View ArticleNew computational approach to predicting adverse drug reactions with higher...
A new integrated computational method helps predicting adverse drug reaction—which are often lethal—more reliably than with traditional computing methods. This improved ability to foresee the possible...
View ArticleConsider penicillin, even if you have had a prior reaction
Most people who think they're allergic to penicillin have been told so by a doctor after they've had a reaction to the drug. And the majority, even though they've never been allergy tested, never take...
View ArticleResearchers make progress on identifying people who will experience adverse...
(MedicalXpress)—A team of researchers working in the U.K. has fingered a pattern in gene-expression immune cells that could help doctors predict which people are likely to have adverse responses to...
View ArticleTexas pharmacy agrees to stop distributing adulterated drugs
A Dallas-area pharmacy facing government allegations of making contaminated drugs in unsanitary conditions has agreed to a court order that it not distribute adulterated drugs in interstate commerce.
View ArticleChickenpox, shingles vaccine may cause corneal inflammation in some patients
In use for more than 20 years, the varicella zoster virus vaccine for chickenpox and shingles is considered an essential medicine by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, researchers from the...
View ArticleDysgraphia described after sertraline intake
(HealthDay)—Dysgraphia after sertraline intake has been documented in a case report published online Jan. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.
View ArticleSerious adverse drug reactions rare from certain treatment for vascular tumor...
Sorilla Prey, M.D., of the Université de Bordeaux, France and colleagues examined the safety of propranolol therapy in treating infantile hemangioma, a vascular tumor characterized by rapid growth...
View Article'Unprecedented' brain reaction caused French drug trial death: experts
Experts investigating the death of a man in a drug trial in France said Monday that the compound being tested had caused an "astonishing and unprecedented" reaction in the brain.
View ArticlePharmacists in care teams improve care for patients with dementia
Problems related to elderly patients' medical drug treatments are widespread and commonly result in hospital admissions for people with dementia. New research shows that including clinical pharmacists...
View ArticlePilgrim's Pride expands recall of cooked chicken products
Pilgrim's Pride is expanding a 5 million pound recall that federal food safety regulators say includes a variety of chicken products potentially contaminated with foreign materials.
View ArticleHow genetics could make medicine efficient and personalized
Upbringing and circumstance—and the consequences of a lifetime of decisions—all shape us to varying degrees. And the environment undoubtedly plays some role. But, at the core of it all is our genetics,...
View ArticleSimple measures reduce risk of death in cancer patients in ICU
Oncologic patients are now among the main users of ICUs in the world, and they're also among the most fragile and prone to complications that can lead to death, such as hospital infections and adverse...
View ArticleSex bias in human surgical clinical research
An analysis of about 1,300 peer-reviewed research articles found that few studies included men and women equally, less than one-third performed data analysis by sex, and there was wide variation in...
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