Caution in Medical News

Alternative Therapies for Fighting Eczema Hold Promise, But Dermatologists Caution They Are No Substitute for Proven Medical Treatments

BOSTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite having access to some of the best health care in the world, many Americans with the most common form of eczema, known as atopic dermatitis, have sought relief from "alternative medicines." However, dermatologists caution that patien...

For Young Ballplayers, Support and Caution Are Key

Preventing injury takes practice, on and off the field, experts say,, SATURDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) --Play ball! Just do it safely, says the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In 2007, more than 203,000 U.S. children aged 5 to 14 were treated for baseball-related injuries...

Karkus Nominees Caution Quigley Shareholders Not to be Fooled by the Company's Latest Announcement

WOODMERE, N.Y., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Quigley Corporation (Nasdaq: QGLY ) announced yesterday that its Board was exploring various options, including hiring an investment banker and exploring "strategic alternatives". Ted Karkus, Mark Burnett, John DeShazo, Mark Frank, Louis Gleckel,...

Stanford Issues Findings from Cognitive and Brain Experts Urging Consumer Caution on Memory Fitness Products

Tips for navigating the marketplace of memory aids STANFORD, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Stanford Center on Longevity today, on behalf of 30 of the world's finest cognitive and brain scientists, released a statement providing public guidance on products claiming to improve me...

As Consumers Put a Leash on Spending, Experts Caution Against Being 'Penny Wise and Pound Foolish' with Their Pets

DULUTH, Ga., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- With economic pressures on the rise, consumers are looking for ways to tighten their belts while maintaining the best level of care they can for their pets. In the midst of the downturn, veterinarians around the country have observed a decline in visits and sp...

From beach to backyard, caution can reduce firepit burns

Irvine, Calif., June 30, 2008 Backyard barbecues and beach bonfires are beloved summer activities across the country, but they also put people especially children at risk of painful, long-term injury. Dr. Marianne Cinat, UC Irvine Regional Burn Center director, urges extra caution with the ...

MIT study suggests caution on new anti-obesity drug in kids

Anti-obesity drugs that work by blocking brain molecules similar to those in marijuana could also interfere with neural development in young children, according to a new study from MITs Picower Institute for Learning and Memory. Marijuana is known to be an appetite stimulant, and a new class of...

AUDIO from Medialink and Bayer: Use Caution When Choosing Your Cold Medicine

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- With cough and cold season upon us, consumers need to become familiar with the active ingredients in products they choose to avoid taking too much of any one ingredient. Listen to this report from Bayer at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=34199...

New review suggests caution on drugs to raise 'good' cholesterol

With 40 percent of all heart attacks and related cardiovascular problems occurring in people who have low levels of so-called good cholesterol, researchers have long sought medications to increase the amount of this type of cholesterol in the bodys circulation. But a new review of 31 randomized...

Anti-VEGF drugs for retinal diseases could have serious side effects, scientists caution

Boston, MAScientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that reducing the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which is best known as a stimulator of new blood vessel growth, in adult mice causes the death of photoreceptors and Muller glia - cells of the retina that are ...

Anti-VEGF Drugs for Retinal Diseases Could Have Serious Side Effects, Scientists Caution

BOSTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that reducing the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which is best known as a stimulator of new blood vessel growth, in adult mice causes the death of photoreceptors and Muller glia -- cel...

Use Caution With All Pain Medications, Warns Experts

Not long ago, choosing a pain reliever meant finding one that eased your pain without being too hard on the stomach. Now, research suggests that some commonly used pain medications -- not just the now-banned Vioxx -- can raise the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. New step-by-step recommend...

Doctor Advises Caution Over Flu Drug

In this weeks BMJ, a senior doctor advises caution over the use of the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu). His concern follows advice by the Japanese authorities in March 2007 against prescribing oseltamivir to adolescents after the separate suicides of two 14 year olds who jumped to the...

Americans Asked To Exercise Caution While Eating

A recent report published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest cites that some of the food items served in popular hotels// are very high in calories. The centre which advocates nutrition says that American’s ‘eating out’ has increased a lot which is leading to many health issues relate...

Specialists Caution About Diet Pills

Further to FDA’s approval on the latest diet pill under the brand name Alli, there has been much excitement in people who are keen// to bring down their weight. Alli has been given the status of over the counter (OTC) drug in the U.S. This drug is said to block the absorption of fat by the body...

Parents to Exercise Caution While Giving Cold Medicine to Infants

While giving cold or cough medicine to toddlers, parents need to be cautious as it may bring more harm to the children than to benefit them. // The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in the US has advised parents against giving over the counter (OTC) drugs to their children suffering from...

Exercise Caution during Treatment of Anemia in Kidney Patients

Two studies have underlined the extreme need for caution in patients suffering kidney disease and also undergoing treatment to reverse anemia //by increasing the count of red blood cells, beyond FDA regulated levels. One of the studies in question had to be abandoned after researchers repor...

Doctors must exercise caution while prescribing medicines to elders

A study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has shown that Doctors have a tendency to under prescribe or over prescribe medications for elders. //Nearly 40 percent of patients who took part in the study were consuming at least one unsuitable medication along with other medicat...

Scientists In UK Issue A Caution Over Untested Stem Cell Treatments

Experts from Britain have warned the patients to be wary of the so-called stem cell wonder cures that are being offered abroad as most have not been properly tested.// The health experts had yesterday in a letter to the Times, praised UK for establishing herself as a world leader in stem cell...

Central Government to Caution all States About Soft Drinks

The central government will send an advisory to all state governments cautioning them about the ill effects of aerated soft drinks //after an independent report found heavy pesticide contents in them. "We are sending an advisory to all state governments to educate the public about the ill-eff...

A word of caution about human milk

Health Canada has warned about the inherent risks involved in the consumption of breast milk from absolute strangers.// The human milk is capable of causing food poisoning if it is contaminated with viruses. There are chances that the human milk carries remnants of drugs or medication, which...

Teens need to Exercise Caution While Using Online Blogs

An analysis of 68 randomly selected web logs, maintained by teenagers from age 13 to 17, has revealed the prevalent tendencies of bloggers to provide personal information, //thus making them vulnerable to cyber stalking and teasing. David Huffaker, a Northwestern University researcher, involved in ...

Doctors Do Not Excise Sufficient Caution While Prescribing High-Risk Drugs

Despite Black Box Warnings (BBW) issued for high-risk medication by the FDA, doctors have been found to prescribe such medicines to ambulatory care patients. The percentage of patients found to receive // such drugs was nearly 42% according to a survey conducted by Harvard Medical School and Harva...

Cancer Can Recur Any Time, Experts Caution

Just because you have been declared free of cancer does not mean that you can cool your heels, for cancers are known to hit back even after decades, experts have warned people. // These warnings were issued on the occasion of the Childhood Cancer Awareness Day by eminent doctors who took part...

A word of caution issued by the FDA for those using antipsychotic drugs for dementia

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a public notice regarding the fatal adverse events associated with demented patients// treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs. The notice was issued based on Seventeen controlled studies of elderly demented patients who were treated with the drug...

WHO Issues Caution Against Bird Flu Epidemic

WHO had urged the people to be prepared for any outbreak of Avian Influenza, commonly called bird flu. Although the //disease mainly spreads from birds to other animal species, even to humans, WHO is skeptical that the strain of virus that causes bird flu may soon mutate itself to a form that may s...

Taking Vitamin Supplements With Caution

Latest research proves that popping vitamin pills won’t help ward off heart disease .Researchers analyzed the role vitamin supplements play in reducing // the oxidative stress thought to play a part in heart disease. After analyzing previous studies on the topic, researchers could not find enoug...

A Word Of Caution For Tampon Users

In the early 1980s toxic shock syndrome cases were 10 per 100,000 women, but dropped later in the decade when the highest absorbency tampons were // taken off the market. The number of cases are once again climbing putting the latest toxic shock syndrome statistics at 5 per 100,000 women. Toxic ...

Researchers urge caution in using ear tube surgery

Placing ear tubes in young children who develop fluid in the ears does not improve speech, hearing or psychological development, according to new research. Currently there are two reasons for ear tube surgery -- persistent, severe ear infections and liquid in the inner ear cavity of an otherwise...

Preimplanted Genetic Screening Should Be Interpreted With Caution

According to scientist at annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics embryos that are selected out as abnormal can undergo chromosomal modifications. Ms Tsvia Frumkin, from the Racine IVF unit, LIS Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel, wi...

Dipyrone may Treat Headaches -- but Use With Caution

The controversial drug dipyrone can treat acute headaches, but patients should be warned of the risk of// potentially serious blood disorders (or "dyscrasias"), concluded a Cochrane Review team. Furthermore, most of the studies used in reaching this conclusion involved intravenous infusions of the ...

Anemia Drugs to Be Taken With Caution

A trial of Aranesp an anemia drug from Amgen Inc disclosed a rise in number of deaths especially in advanced cancer patients. This has reiterated the fact// that such drugs should be prescribed in restricted conditions only. The mode of action of Aranesp is based on the natural protein called e...

Water borne diseases, need caution

During the rainy season as as water stagnation and floods occur through out the country,Water Borne diseases are more prevalent.//Experts attending the workshop on 'water microbiology' stressed the need to regularly test water sources and confirm their purity, as water supplies were contaminated wi...

Watson Announces Limited Recall Of Fentanyl Transdermal System

...r only; do not use soap. Immediately dispose of affected patches that may be damaged or compromised in any way by flushing them down the toilet, using caution not to handle them directly. Damaged and/or compromised patches that have leaked gel will not provide effective pain relief. About Watson Pha...

If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help

...llege of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which issued a committee opinion on breech babies about three years ago. But the opinion stresses that great caution must be exercised if a breech baby is to be delivered vaginally and advises doctors to warn prospective parents of potential risks and have them sign ...

Nuvo Announces 2009 second quarter financial results

...ements. The Company considers the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based to be reasonable at the time they were prepared, but caution that these assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, may ultimately prove to be incorrect. Factors and...

Warner Chilcott Reports Operating Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009 and Updates 2009 Full Year Guidance

...2008, as amended; and other risks detailed from time-to-time in our public filings, financial statements and other investor communications. We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in ...

Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...flect events or circumstances after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Information included herein is based ...

SXC Health solutions announces record second quarter financial results

...ed reasonable by management at this time, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. We caution that such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other risks that may cause our actual financial results, perfo...

Almost Family Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...and Exchange Commission, including its filing on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, in particular information under the headings "Special caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors." The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements. ...