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Biologics valuable treatment option for patients with inflammatory bowel disease

... doctors need to consider the potential associated side effects in determining treatment course, according...tients, however they may be accompanied by serious side effects, both when used alone or in combination with other treatments. Gastroenterologists need to r...

A new century of Alzheimer's disease research

...and gastrointestinal bleeding in anyone, and those side effects would be even more prevalent in the elderl...icantly lower AB42 must be one without such severe side effects. So, the first NSAIDs that Drs. Golde and Koo screened were known as COX2 inhibitors because...

White Blood Cell Booster May Help Cancer Patients Avoid Deadly Complications

...ng just that." White blood cell boosters can have side effects, including bone pain, which need to be reviewed and discussed with each patient, Crawford said. Other investigators on the study include Gary Lyman of Duke and David Dale of the University of Washington....

Advanced therapy offers cure for relapsed cancer patient

...e administered to men receiving initial therapy. A side effect of the high dosage is a reduction of blood cells so a stem cell transplant is given to replenish the body’s immune system through a process similar to a blood transfusion. Three to four weeks later the entire process is repeated. “The message...

Electric Field Therapy to Zap Cancerous Tumours

... rapidly dividing cells, but they can cause severe side effects by damaging the intestinal lining and bone marrow, where normal cells divide quickly. "One of the advantages of TTF therapy is that only a small fraction of its electrical fields can penetrate into these sensitive tissues," Palti said. R...

Sea Snail Venom Paves Way for Potent New Painkiller

...l cord through a little push. However, it may have side effects such as nausea, dizziness or blurred vision due to the fact that it is a very strong drug. Prialt, or ziconotide, is the result of more than 20 years research by a scientist born in the Philippines, Baldomera Olivera, who is a professor at ...

Daily Dose of Dark Chocolate Helps the Heart: Study

...lood pressure without causing weight gain or other side effects , according to a study published Tuesday in the United States. Previous research has shown that eating chocolate can lower blood pressure, but doctors have worried that any benefit could be offset by high doses of sugar, fat and calories. ...

Stray Kerala Dogs Face Keyhole Surgery to Control Birth Rate

...anaesthesia, the surgery is performed. This has no side effect on the dogs which are released as soon as it recovers, said Jaison George, the person in-charge of the ABC programme. In keyhole surgery, male dogs and bitches ed by removing the testicles and uterus respectively. A good doctor can perform...

Chilean Lake Disappears, Thanks to Global Warming

... miles) south of the capital, Santiago. 'On one side of the Bernardo glacier one can see a large hole or gap, and we believe that's where the water flowed through,' Mr Rivera said in a navy communique. 'This confirms that glaciers in the region are retreating and getting thinner,' he pointed out. Ch...

Stem Cells from Human Fat Tissue to Hunt for and Kill Cancerous Tumours

... and none of the mice exhibited any signs of toxic side effects. "The procedure was quite effective even though we applied the stem cells just once. Obviously, repeated treatment will increase the efficacy, as would using this strategy in combination with other treatments," Altaner said. Researchers s...

Epilepsy Increases Suicide Risks

...y for Epilepsy. ``Uncontrolled seizures and drug side effects can have a devastating effect on the quali...pilepsy care, introduction of new drugs with fewer side effects, and reduced use of barbiturates are possible explanations for this declining time trend,'' ...

A Drug That Helps Cut Alcohol Craving

...2.0 during the trial. The researchers noted some side effects among participants in the nalmefene group,...n analysis to see if the people who suffered those side effects were the same people who drank less. Perhaps some of the reduction in drinking may have been...

Anti-depressants Do Not Increase the Overall Risk of Most Birth Defects

...ugs are tested on relatively few subjects and only side effects with a large frequency are detected. Once ...many people take the medication and even very rare side effects surface, Dr. Michael Katz, acting Medical Director of the March of Dimes, said. Most presc...

Diabetics Risking Health by Using Alternative Medications Without Consultation

...therapies may benefit patients, they can also have side effects or interact with conventional medications. "Fenugreek for example, used as a supplement, may affect blood sugar levels but patients are already on other blood sugar lowering medications as well," she said. The researcher carried out a ...

New Oncogene for Brain Cancer

...ls in normal cells, which would potentially reduce side effects caused by a treatment that targeted the gene or its protein product. Fuller and Zhang first associated overexpression of the gene with brain cancer in 1999. Other researchers have since found it to be overexpressed in prostate, ovarian, bre...

New "second-line" AIDS Drug Shows Promise in Trials

...narrow further if a patient is found to suffer bad side effects from these powerful molecules. The hope for etravirine is that it will open up a new front against resistant virus and raise the genetic barrier to developing resistance....

Dozens More H5N1 Bird Flu Cases in Germany

...n Bavaria. On Tuesday, a bird found on the other side of the lake at Kelbra in the state of Thueringen w...isease could have jumped the border from the Czech side where it has infected turkey and chicken farms. In Germany, the new outbreak has been restricted t...

New Strategy to Counter Problem Drinking

...United States. The Finnish researchers note some side effects among people in the nalmefene group, inclu...n analysis to see if the people who suffered those side effects were the same people who drank less. Perhaps some of the reduction in drinking may have been...

Nicole Richie is Pregnant and Ready to Get Married

... her arrest last December for driving on the wrong side of a highway in California. The date for her trial is July 11, and if found guilty, Nicole could be jailed for 90 days to a year....

A New Therapy to Protect Cancer Patients Against Infertility

...sing GnRH antagonists in this way could reduce the side effects of chemotherapy over a long period, said D...n chemo. This means that patients get unpleasant side effects related to having low oestrogen levels, such as hot flushes, and can also lead to loss of bo...

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