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ZYBAN, The smoking cessation drug marked for its adverse reactions

GlaxoSmithKline's smoking cessation drug Zyban, which is being taken by over 5 million people world wide, is held responsilble for a raise in the suspected adverse reactions due to drug intake in UK. Pharmacovigilance statistics of MCA has shown a raise of about 37% more adverse reactions so called "yellow cards" during the period of January to April 2001 compared to that of last years....

Diet Can Influence Allergic Skin Reactions

People who are plagued with a skin condition called contact dermatitis may benefit from ridding their diets of foods such as citrus fruits and tomatoes, according to the results of a small study.// Individuals with contact dermatitis experience inflamed, red, itchy, scaly skin when they come in contact with substances they are allergic to. The reaction is usually associated with an allergen that...

Influence of diet on allergic Reactions

People who are plagued with a skin condition called contact dermatitis may benefit from ridding their diets of foods such as citrus fruits and tomatoes, according to the results of a small study.// Individuals with contact dermatitis experience inflamed, red, itchy, scaly skin when they come in contact with substances they are allergic to. The reaction is usually associated with an allergen that...

Dyslexia may slow a driver's reaction time as much as moderate drinking!!

A resent research done on Dyslexic drivers by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, has managed to spark heated debates among// the Dyslexic community. A small study done using driving simulators to test the reaction time of 17 Volunteers, (six of the 17 used were dyslexic) by the University found that Dyslexic drivers took 30% longer to react then the other drivers....

Lupin flour may cause peanut allergy like reactions

In a recent study done by Royal Free Hospital, London, lupin flour have been identified as the ingredient that// can cause similar allergic reactions to people who are also allergic to peanuts. Peanuts are known to cause severe allergic symptoms in people. The symptoms of peanut allergy are inflammation of the lips and the tongue, difficulty in breathing, and choking of the throat and...

Differing reactions to anti clotting drugs may be due to genetic variation.

People who take anti clotting drugs like warfarin may react differently to the drug because of their genetic makeup.// A sizable population of the world takes anti clotting medications in the event of heart attacks, stroke or major surgery to check harmful clotting of blood. However the difference in the reactions to the drugs have foxed the physicians for long and made it difficult to...

Arsenic poisoning reactions can be traced to genes

The reaction to a common water pollutant called arsenic may not be the same in all people. Researchers have // pointed out to a gene called CYT19 in people, particularly in children, that may be responsible for varied reactions to the metal called arsenic. Arsenic exposure had long been associated with health hazards like cancer of the skin, lungs or bladder, circulatory problems, and...

Red Color Causes The Allergic Reaction To Strawberries

The tempting red color of strawberries may be the culprit for the allergic reaction some people suffer// when eating the popular summer fruit, Swedish researchers say. "The allergen is in some way or other related to the red color, but it is not clear exactly how. We need to investigate more proteins," Rikard Alm of Lund University said. Alm was quoted in the magazine Chemis...

New Insight Gained For Allergic Reactions

Researchers from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found that there may be an additional factor that may cause the allergic reactions// and asthma other than the body’s immune system reacting to the allergens. This factor is the damage caused by chemically hyperactive molecules known as “reactive oxygen species,” which are spawned by interactions between a single pol...

Reaction To ADHD Medication May Be Genetic By Nature

New research points out that the difference in genes might be responsible for the way patients suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differ in reacting to medications. // The study, done by the researchers from University of Illinois at Chicago, had found that children with a variant form of a dopamine transporter gene -- a variant known to be associated with A...

Artery Stiffness Linked To Increasing Levels Of C-reactive protein

Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that increased levels of C-reactive protein in the blood are associated with the stiffening of the arteries. This finding could lead to new and improved // public health strategies to prevent heart disease, such as developing drugs that suppress inflammation to improve the health of arteries before full-blown heart disease develops. The Ma...

Emergency Treatment Found Wanting In Anaphylactic Reactions

New findings presented during the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Anaheim stress on the fact that healthcare providers are not well-equipped to deal with anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction that is fatal if not treated immediately//. The researchers say that insect bites are almost always responsible for anaphylaxis and that heal...

Cancer Causing Proteins Trigger Abnormal Biochemical Reactions In Cells

These findings were published by chemists at Harvard University, who say that these proteins and the biochemical reactions that they trigger could hold the key to oncogenesis,// the process of formation of cancer in the body. Cancer arises when an oncoprotien, a protein known to cause cancer, is activated and becomes the trigger for the development of cancer, 'We present the hypothesis that an im...

Family history of alcoholism influences reaction to advice

A john Hopkins study reveals that women with a strong family history of alcoholism are more likely to ignore advice on caffeine consumption during pregnancy.//The above factor plus a serious caffeine habit were the hurdles to compliance. "Results of this study suggest that genetic vulnerability reflected in a family history of alcoholism may also be at the root of the inability to st...

Plant based fake meat induces repulsive reaction

In a strongly worded news the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, has received more than 130 complaints from British and American consumers// to ban the sale of - the fake meat made from fungus that is sold under the brand name Quorn. It was found to induce vomiting and many people fell ill. Quorn is the brand name for a line of foods made with fungi based 'mycoprotein.' That in...

stents Result in allergic reactions

Drug eluting stents are used in the treatment of coronary artery diseases, in which a thin polymer is coated to the coronary stent and it contains the medicine// which can prevent scar formation during surgery or other intervention, in which the stent without surgery introduces drug. Sirolimus is the commercially available drug eluting stent which reduces the chances of developing resto...

New Medicare Plan - Mixed Reaction among Pharmacists.

Pharmacists have mixed reaction about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. The cost of prescription will be taken care by the Government Health Insurances for seniors. This is according to the Medicare // reform act. waryThis will result in the uninsured and a few people who buy medications from the Canadian pharmacy back top the market. There will an increase in the sales of dru...

Allergic reaction to DTaP vaccine persists in children

It is a must for every child to be vaccinated against diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis. The fifth and last vaccine (DTaP) given to children causes a red splotch to develop on the area. This reaction can last a few days and the problem is that// neither of two common drugs--ibuprofen (Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol)--help prevent this side effect. A Group Health Cooperative study appear...

C-reactive Protein (CRP) Levels Could Assess Future Lung Cancer Risk In Smokers

New research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine says that measuring the levels of f C-reactive protein (CRP) in the blood could// help detect abnormal lesions like cancer in the airways of smokers. CRP is a marker of inflammation and measuring the blood levels of this protein could help doctors identify people at risk for developing lesions that could caus...

Drug Reactions First Present Themselves In The Mouth

An article published in the March/April 2005 issue of General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry’s (AGD) clinical, peer-reviewed journal,// says that dentists are in a unique position to diagnose and treat oral reactions, associated with various drugs and herbs being taken by the patient. Scott S. DeRossi, DMD, the lead author of the recent study said that most medications ca...

Eye Drug Macugen Shows Allergic Reactions

The drug Macugen was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat age-related vision loss known as macular degeneration was reported// to show serious allergic reactions. Pfizer Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals said that with use of their eye drug Macugen along with other medications resulted in allergic reactions. FDA says that the companies have already notified the doctors about the...

Gender Difference In Reaction To Cancer

Men diagnosed with cancer are interested in finding about latest treatments available and practical cancer advice while women seek emotional support //, reveals a new cancer study. Clive Seale, a sociology professor, has conducted this study, which highlights that cancer reaction is linked to gender. The findings of the present study can be of great help to cancer support groups that help cancer...

Grapefruit juice could be taken along with medication: the nutrient-drug reaction uncovered!

As previously thought and followed that patients on medications for blood pressure and cholesterol were not allowed grapefruit juice could change soon.Those affected can now safely consume grapefruit juice- which has lot of benefits as a breakfast regular.//The ban on this juice for some was due to some studies that have shown it can lead to possible overdoses and dangerous side effects....

Overreacting to the effects of Radiation

Probing the effects of the Chernobyl disaster that took place two decades ago, scientists have revealed that low degrees of radioactivity are not as harmful// as it is thought to be. This new research describes that there exists a certain level of toleration or limit of radioactive exposure and anything below the limit is considered safe. This might stir up a debate over nuclear issu...

Mouse Model Demonstrates Immune System Reaction In Chlamydia Infection

Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers have mapped out the way immune system in mouse models responds to germs in the genital tract //during the initial stage of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. The study is published in the July 24 early edition online of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and could prove important in the development of vaccine against the disease....

Food Packaging Containing Latex May Trigger an Allergic Reaction

It is important to label the Food packaging that contains latex, which will certainly prevent the allergic to avoid contact. // A novel study conducted in the UK showed that nearly a third of food packaging was containing unhealthy levels of latex, and in a certain chocolate biscuit, the quantity of latex was so high to have triggered an allergic reaction. A group of experts from the UK...

Eczema And Hay Fever Decline In UK While Allergic Reactions On The Rise

A new study shows that the prevalence of hay fever and eczema in the U.K has steadied considerably, while severe allergic reactions have risen sharply.// In the research that has been published today published in the journal Thorax, the scientists at the University of Edinburgh have said that the rates of eczema and hay fever in UK have stabilised, after many years of steady rise but...

Was the Warning of a Severe Reaction To a Drug, Overlooked?

Despite a clear indication in a scientific journal regarding a plausible adverse reaction of a drug undergoing clinical trial//, the drug was tested on human participants, which turned awry triggering a severe drug reaction. But for the timely emergency care services, the participants would have been history. A Dutch report documenting the reasons for the mishap of the trial, blamed...

Tamiflu: Adverse Reaction Warning, ‘a Must’, Canada Tells Roce

Canada has informed Swiss Pharmaceutical Roche AG to include the warning about potential side-effects of the well known, influenza drug, Tami flu. This advice is close// on the heels of reports about the adverse reaction of the drug, sparking erratic behaviors, hallucination and even inducing self harm. Most of these incidents involved children and teens in Japan. According to a state...

Allergic Reactions to Insulin Have Declined

A review of published research from the University of Liege, Belgium, reveals a decline in the number of people experiencing allergic reactions to insulin//. This is largely due to better purification of animal insulin and the introduction of human recombinant insulin. The review also looks forward to the arrival of newly designed molecules that mimic the action of insulin while avoid...

Reactivated Genes Cause Tumors to Shrink (or) Disappear

Many cancers arise due to defects in genes that normally suppress tumor growth. Now, for the first time, //MIT researchers have shown that re-activating one of those genes in mice can cause tumors to shrink or disappear. The study offers evidence that the tumor suppressor gene p53 is a promising target for human cancer drugs. "If we can find drugs that restore p53 function...

C-Reactive Protein Induces Hypertension

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that C-Reactive Protein plays a direct role// in inducing hypertension. "We have discovered that C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is not merely a marker of the risk of hypertension, it actually induces hypertension," said Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin, associate professor of internal medicine and lead author of the study appearing in the Feb...

‘Delayed Reaction’ to Radiation Therapy Takes the Life of a Woman After 30 Yeas

An inquiry into the death of Patricia Rooper, who died following a 'delayed reaction' to the radiation treatment she received// more than 30 years ago, has revealed that radiation had caused her death last year at 69 years of age. Mrs. Rooper was diagnosed with cancer of the left breast in 1971 when she was 34. After a mastectomy, she was also subjected to intensive radiotherapy at Ha...

Study Examines Negative Reactions to Sexual Assault Victims

When female victims of sexual assault seek help, negative social reactions may increase the psychological effects of the crime// , according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study. The study, published in the March issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly, found negative reactions that victims experience when seeking support could lead to avoidance coping, self-blame and post-trau...

Reactions to 'false-positive' Prostate Cancer Screenings Assessed

Men who get a "false-positive" prostate cancer result -- an abnormal screening test followed by a biopsy indicating no evidence// of cancer -- appear more likely to worry about their subsequent risk of cancer and report more problems with sexual function compared to men with normal screening results, according to a University of Iowa study. The study findings, based on telephone surve...

Sleeping Pills can Sometimes Cause 'sleep-driving' and Allergic Reactions - FDA

All sleeping pills may sometimes cause a bizarre but dangerous side effect -- sleep-driving, the US Food and Drug// Administration (FDA) has warned. Those who take the pills could go on to drive cars when not fully awake. They may have no memory of having taken a tablet at all. Also they could be making phone calls or fixing and eating food even while still asleep, not r...

Teenagers, When Away from Home, Die of Allergic Reactions, Study Says

An estimated 12 million Americans suffer from food allergies, and about 150 die every year. // Researchers at Denver, Colorado, and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York recently analyzed 31 allergy deaths. They found most of those who died from food-related reactions were teenagers or young adults. They were away from home when they ate the item that killed them....

Anti-wrinkle Compound Causes Pathological Reaction in Skin Cells

Researchers from Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine have discovered that a compound commonly used in many antiwrinkle products causes a pathological reaction in skin// cells. DMAE (2-dimethyl aminoethanol) is used in many antiwrinkle products dubbed "instant anti-aging face-lifts." This compound, as well as other chemically similar ones, are also found in cosmetics, creams, li...

Less Allergic Reactions to Iodine-containing Contrast Agents in Children

Children show less allergic reactions to iodine-containing contrast agents ,according to a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan Medical Center and C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital both in Ann Arbor. A major, if not the main, risk associated with iodine-containing contrast agents is allergic types of reactions. Such reactions can be mild; for example, hives...

Circadian Clocks Triggered Chemical Reactions may Be Behind Jet Lag

Scientists from Cornell University and Dartmouth University have explained the biological mechanism by which circadian clocks, a factor responsible for why people get sleepy at night and wake in the morning, sense light through a process that transfers energy from light to chemical reactions in cells, which may be behind jet lag, mental illness, and even some forms of cancer in humans....