Medical imaging benefits far outweigh radiation risks
Reston, Va.In response to a recent report by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) stating that the U.S. population is exposed to seven times more radiation from medical imaging exams than in 1980, SNM urges Americans to consider the proven benefits of such imaging. ...Benefits of Breastfeeding Outweigh Risk of Infant Exposure to Environmental Chemicals in Breastmilk
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A study comparing breastfed and formula fed infants across time showed that the known beneficial effects of breastfeeding are greater than the potential risks associated with infant exposure to chemicals such as dioxins that may be present in breastmilk...Risks for painkiller abuse do not outweigh benefits in chronic pain
TAMPA, May 8, 2008 As controversy swirls about proper clinical use of opioids and other potent pain medications, research reported at the American Pain Society annual meeting shows that, contrary to widespread beliefs, less than 3 percent of patients with no history of drug abuse who are prescrib...New research shows benefits of ultrasound contrast agents outweigh potential risk to heart patients
ST. LOUIS A Saint Louis University cardiologist called upon the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to reconsider a strong warning it recently placed on a diagnostic tool, stating that the warning could prevent doctors from detecting life-threatening cardiac events. In October 2007,...WHI follow-up study: Risks of long-term hormone therapy continue to outweigh benefits
New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) confirm that the health risks of long-term use of combination (estrogen plus progestin) hormone therapy in healthy, postmenopausal women persist even a few years after stopping the drugs and clearly outweigh the benefits. Researchers report that...Hazards of using crib bumper pads outweigh their benefits
St. Louis, Sept. 18, 2007 -- Although bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby while in the crib or bassinet, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant from using them outweighs their possible benefits, according to a new study by pediatric researchers at Washin...Breastfeeding Benefits may Outweigh HIV Risk
The benefits of breastfeeding outweigh the risks of virus transmission from HIV-positive mothers to their children, according to studies conducted in four African nations.// A study in Zambia showed that exclusive breastfeeding ˉ where a child is fed only breast milk ˉ beyond a set time per...Benefits of Antidepressants to Pregnant Women Outweigh Risks to the Fetus
Health Canada warned the women especially the pregnant women about the risks of taking anti depressants. These anti depressant drugs known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors //(SSRIs) affect the fetus. Drugs like Prozac and Paxil may cause a condition called persistent pulmonary hypertensi...Stent’s Benefits Outweigh Disadvantage
The drug-eluting stent which costs US$ 2,300 is used for heart diseases, and prevents the recurrence of clogging arteries. Even though they are likely to result // in allergic reactions, the risks are far outweighed by its benefits, according to recent studies. The Northwestern Memorial Hosp...Ferring Pharmaceuticals Launches Phase IIIB Trial of Degarelix as Intermittent Therapy
...ts. Long-term androgen deprivation therapy prolongs the QT interval. Physicians should consider whether the benefits of androgen deprivation therapy outweigh the potential risks in patients with congenital long QT syndrome, electrolyte abnormalities, or congestive heart failure and in patients taking Class ...New Aspirin Recommendation Can Help Prevent Heart Attacks & Strokes, Says Partnership for Prevention
...st strokes in women. The recommendation applies to men between the ages of 45 and 79 and to women 55 to 79. Aspirin should be used when the benefits outweigh the harms for potential gastrointestinal bleeding. "Encouraging doctors to discuss daily aspirin use with their patients is an important way to ...AstraZeneca Responds to FDA Joint Advisory Committees' Recommendation on SYMBICORT(R)
...hat the benefits of AstraZeneca's SYMBICORT(R) (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate), a combination LABA/Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) medication, outweigh the risks in adult and adolescent asthma patients. Howard Hutchinson, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of AstraZeneca, said, "The safety and effic...Omega-3 Fatty Acids Critical to Infants, Mothers and the Seriously Ill
...t justify ignoring contaminants in seafood, but they add to a large body of evidence that the benefits of eating most species of fish during pregnancy outweigh the risks," Nettleton noted. The quarterly Fats of Life and PUFA Newsletter, sponsored by DSM Nutritional Products, are at http://www.fatsoflife.co...Benefits of breastfeeding outweigh risk of infant exposure to environmental chemicals in breastmilk
New Rochelle, NY, December 16, 2008A study comparing breastfed and formula fed infants across time showed that the known beneficial effects of breastfeeding are greater than the potential risks associated with infant exposure to chemicals such as dioxins that may be present in breastmilk, accordin...Parasites outweigh predators in Pacific Coast estuaries
In a study of parasites living in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, researchers have determined that biomass of these parasites exceeds that of top predators, in some cases by more than 20 times. Their findings, which could have significant ecological and b...Study shows parasites outweigh predators
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) - In a study of free-living and parasitic species in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, a team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, the United States Geological Survey, and Princeton University has determined ...Symposium to discuss geoengineering to fight climate change at the ESA Annual Meeting
...s Annual Meeting, ecologists discuss the viability of geoengineering, concluding that it is potentially dangerous at the global scale, where the risks outweigh the benefits. "The bigger the scale of the approach, the riskier it is for the environment," says session organizer Robert Jackson , director of Du...Animal and plant communication at the ESA Annual Meeting
...the ants don't recognize them as something foreign." Even if this chemical camouflage is energetically costly for the bugs to produce, the benefits outweigh the costs, says Whitehead. "Here, the bugs have tapped into a resource in a competition-free space," she says. "It emphasizes that even the most c...Norway, Japan prop up whaling industry with taxpayer money
...that killing more whales likely would hurt whale-watching and tourism, trade, and the international image of Norway and Japan impacts which would far outweigh any economic benefits of whaling. "It is clear that whaling is heavily subsidised at present," the report states. "In both Japan and Norway, substa...Study: Illegal fishing harming present and future New England groundfish fisheries
... "To many fishermen, the current situation has reached an economic and moral tipping point where the potential economic gains from illegal fishing far outweigh the expected cost of getting caught." In the article, the authors outline how the existing enforcement system in the NEGF fishery does not signifi...Chemical found in medical devices impairs heart function
...s type of treatment if they need it," says Shoukas. "On the contrary, such technologies are life-saving medical advances, and their benefits still far outweigh the risks of the associated side effects. As scientists, we are simply trying to understand how the side effects are triggered and what the best meth...Purdue study finds dairy better for bones than calcium carbonate
...m, according to our results of calcium metabolism. Bones are in constant turnover, especially when they are growing. Youth need to have bone formation outweigh bone loss." ...A genomic CluE for cloud computing
...," Pop said. "The second is whether or not the benefits of cloud computing outweigh the costs of data transfer and storage." The massive amounts of data gen...n addition to the data storage needed before analysis, might add costs that outweigh the benefits of using a remote computer cluster. "Even if the analysis d...ParagonRx Creates New Website Featuring REMS Help Center for Pharma
...harmaceutical and biotech companies needing information and assistance in complying with new FDA requirements to ensure the medical benefits of a drug outweigh its risks and dangerous side effects. "REMS, or Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, requires a whole new mindset for many professionals ...Israeli scientists show bacteria can plan ahead
...g them on when maltose was actually available. 'This showed us that there is a cost to advanced preparation, but that the benefits to the organism outweigh the costs in the right circumstances,' says Pilpel. What are those circumstances? Based on the experimental evidence, the research team created a sort...Celsis Outlines the Top Five Advantages of Cryo-plateable Hepatocytes
...to compromise safety, scheduling or productivity. Given their many advantages, the benefits of using cryopreserved suspended and plateable hepatocytes outweigh those of fresh products and should be strongly considered. For More Information Visit Celsis' online Cryo Advantage resource center at www....Under the Microscope: 'Micro IVF'
...ing their risk of complications such as multiple pregnancy, hyper-stimulation syndrome or producing financial hardship. Its lower cost and risk should outweigh diminished pregnancy rate which for young high responders and older poor responders will be minimal. The reason these groups would see a minimal decr...ETHICON, INC. Announces Revised Label For REGRANEX(R) (becaplermin) Gel 0.01%
...ee or more tubes of REGRANEX Gel in a post-marketing retrospective cohort study. REGRANEX Gel should only be used when the benefits can be expected to outweigh the risks. REGRANEX Gel should be used with caution in patients with known malignancy." The Company has worked closely with the FDA to ensure that t...Stonegate Report About Unigene Laboratories Inc.
...e the conclusions and any resulting recommendations to the public. At this point, most physicians have determined that the benefits of these therapies outweigh the side effects; however, if there is a documented increase in long-term complications associated with these therapies, we believe physicians will se...