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How patients became hooked on prescription pills
Fiona French's story makes for shocking reading. For 40 years, the social scientist from Edinburgh was given repeat prescriptions for benzodiazepine drugs to treat her epilepsy.
2 hours ago - Daily Mail
Antibiotics Fail in 1 in 4 Adult Pneumonia Cases
Patients typically helped by other means, but levels of drug resistance are concerning, researchers say
2 hours ago - Web MD - 2 articles
Botulism Outbreak Caused by Nacho Cheese Sauce
California Botulism Outbreak Caused by Nacho Cheese Sauce Seizures of Fentanyl-Containing Drugs More Than Double: DEA
2 hours ago - Web MD - 2 articles
Bempedoic acid may further reduce LDL when added to high-intensity statin therapy
PHILADELPHIA - Patients treated with bempedoic acid in addition to high-intensity statin therapy had a reduction in LDL, according to results presented in a late-breaker...
3 hours ago - Healio - 2 articles
One Big Reason '13 Reasons Why' Is Failing Our Teens
There's nothing easy about being a teen. From peer pressure to parental expectations to body shaming and insecurity, there are countless reasons why teens can get down...
3 hours ago - The Huffington Post
Crohn's patients with higher Remicade levels may not benefit from azathioprine
CHICAGO - Patients with Crohn's disease who have high serum concentrations of Remicade may not see additional clinical benefits from combination therapy with azathioprine...
4 hours ago - Healio - 2 articles
Study Refutes Viagra-Melanoma Link
Data shows no connection between impotence drug and deadly skin cancer, after all Related MedlinePlus Pages: Erectile Dysfunction , Medicines , Melanoma
8 hours ago - MedlinePlus - 2 articles
Heart Problems Hit Hopes for Experimental Amgen, UCB Bone Drug
Amgen Inc and UCB SA no longer expect their experimental osteoporosis drug to win U.S. approval this year after a higher rate of serious heart-related side effects were...
9 hours ago - Medscape
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Again Cleared of Melanoma Risk
Another analysis of published data does not support a causal link between erectile dysfunction drugs and increased melanoma risk. Medscape Medical News
9 hours ago - Medscape - 2 articles
Phase III Trial: Mepolizumab Helps Patients With Churg-Strauss Syndrome
Churg-Strauss Syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage. Mepolizumab is a drug that can reduce the need for steroid medications.
10 hours ago - Medindia Health - 2 articles
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Fatalities reported after explosion at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester There have been reports of a large explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, UK, at the...
No fruit juice for kids under 1, leading pediatricians say
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Study confirms toxic environments cause cancer, not merely genetics
Many people look to genetics or lifestyle choices to determine their cancer risk, but a new study shows that environment - a decidedly more inescapable factor - has a huge hand...
First-line antibiotics now fail in 1 in 4 pneumonia cases
More than 22% of patients did not respond to a first dose of antibiotics, a Californian study found. Meanwhile, G20 health ministers agree to tackle antibiotics resistance.
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Cancer patient speaks out about the devastating effects Monsanto's Roundup...
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Climate change not only affects the environment, but may also adversely impact mental health, according to a collaborative report by the American Psychological Association...