News tagged with adverse events
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Communications training, surgical checklist can reduce costly postoperative complications
As the nation grapples with surging health care costs, researchers at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, and Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, have confirmed two simple cost-effective ...
Surgery
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Despite FDA warning, sports supplements still available online, study reports
(HealthDay)—DMAA sports supplements have been linked to at least two deaths and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to 10 manufacturers last spring about a lack of data on their ...
Medications
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Findings support safety of whooping cough vaccine for older adults
A new study of the safety of the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine supports the recommendation that those 65 and older get the vaccine to protect themselves and others, particularly young babies, from ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 29, 2012 |
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FDA OKs HeartWare device for transplant patients
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new heart pump for patients with severe heart failure who are awaiting a heart transplant.
Cardiology
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Medications are being discontinued—and the pharmacist may not know
More than 85,000 medications are discontinued each year by physicians, yet while physicians share this information with their patients, it is too often not shared with the pharmacists. This communication gap, identified by ...
Medications
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Researchers identify impact of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus on joint replacement surgery outcomes
Two new studies by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have overturned common beliefs about joint replacement in patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Nov 11, 2012 |
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Considerable added benefit of ipilimumab in advanced melanoma
The humanized antibody ipilimumab (trade name Yervoy) has been approved since August 2011 for the treatment of adult patients with advanced melanoma (black skin cancer) who have already been treated. The term "advanced" means ...
Cancer
Nov 09, 2012 |
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rhC1INH cuts attack frequency in hereditary angioedema
(HealthDay)—For patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE), weekly administration of recombinant C1INH (rhC1INH) is well tolerated and is associated with a reduction in attack frequency, according to a study ...
Immunology
Nov 09, 2012 |
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Triptorelin doesn't avert early ovarian failure in lymphoma
(HealthDay)—Treatment of lymphoma patients with the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) triptorelin plus norethisterone does not reduce the rate of chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian failure ...
Cancer
Nov 07, 2012 |
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AHA: Allogeneic stem cells OK in ischemic cardiomyopathy
(HealthDay)—For patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are safe; and delivery of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMC) to patients with ST-segment ...
Cardiology
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Few PT interventions effective for knee osteoarthritis
(HealthDay)—Only a few physical therapy (PT) interventions are effective for knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis, specifically exercise and ultrasonography, according to a review published in the Nov. ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Single topical ivermectin head lice treatment very effective
(HealthDay)—A single 10-minute, at-home treatment with topical ivermectin lotion eliminates head lice infestations in nearly all patients by the next day, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue ...
Other
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Latrepirdine not effective in Huntington's disease
(HealthDay)—Although safe and well tolerated, the experimental small molecule latrepirdine does not improve cognition after six months of treatment in patients with mild-to-moderate Huntington's disease ...
Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2012 |
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A glimpse into neurosurgical risk prevention and the surgical checklist
The November issue of Neurosurgical Focus is dedicated to lessening the number and severity of adverse events surrounding neurosurgical intervention for a variety of disorders. Guest editors Alexander Khalessi (University of Cal ...
Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Researchers find error reporting improves perceptions of safety and may reduce incidents
Documenting adverse events improves perceptions of safety and may decrease incidents in multi-site clinical practices, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
Other
Oct 31, 2012 |
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