News tagged with side effects

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Hair loss drug shows long-term sexual side effects

(HealthDay) -- For men with finasteride-associated side effects, sexual dysfunction may persist for months or years, even after discontinuation of the drug, according to a study published online July 12 in ...

Medications created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

32-country study shows that type 2 diabetes drug is clinically effective for long-term use

An extended trial of a drug for people with type 2 diabetes has confirmed that the oral DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin is a safe and effective means of lowering glucose levels for up to 102 weeks, either on its own or in combination ...

Diabetes created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alzheimer's drug shows promise in early trial

(HealthDay News) -- Researchers say an investigational drug helped improve memory, language, attention and other mental skills in people with early Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Botanical compound could prove crucial to healing influenza

Building on previous work with the botanical abscisic acida, researchers in the Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (NIMML) have discovered that abscisic acid has anti-inflammatory effects in the lungs ...

Medical research created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New drug candidate shows promise against cancer

Drugs containing platinum are among the most powerful and widely used cancer drugs. However, such drugs have toxic side effects, and cancer cells can eventually become resistant to them.

Cancer created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medicine agency: Roche did not report side effects

(AP) — The European Medicines Agency is investigating "deficiencies" in the way drug maker Roche reported possible side effects in patients in the U.S., though it said there was no evidence patients are at risk.

Medications created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Opiates' side effects rooted in patients' genetics, study shows

Genetics play a significant role in determining which patients will suffer the most from the disturbing side effects of opiates, commonly prescribed painkillers for severe to moderate pain, according to a new Stanford University ...

Medical research created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US focuses on toxic side effects with Onyx drug

(AP) — The toxic side effects of an experimental cancer drug from Onyx Pharmaceuticals may outweigh its benefits for patients with a type of blood cancer, federal health regulators said Monday.

Medications created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer's next magic bullet may be magic shotgun

A new approach to drug design, pioneered by a group of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Mt. Sinai, New York, promises to help identify future drugs to fight cancer and other diseases that ...

Cancer created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computer model successfully predicts drug side effects

A new set of computer models has successfully predicted negative side effects in hundreds of current drugs, based on the similarity between their chemical structures and those molecules known to cause side effects, according ...

Medical research created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New hope for migraine sufferers: Female gene link identified

New hope has arrived for migraine sufferers following a Griffith University study with the people of Norfolk Island.

Genetics created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Combination treatment with lapatinib and pazopanib doesn't improve outcomes for patients with IBC

Inflammatory breast cancer is a very aggressive type of cancer associated with early metastasis and poor survival rates, and the prognosis is even worse for patients with tumors expressing the ErbB2 receptor. The ErbB2-inhibiting ...

Cancer created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A patient's socioeconomic status may predict their preference in treatment options

Though it would seem logical, cancer patients don't always choose therapies with the best chance for survival—cost and side effects are also major considerations. Little has been known about the extent to which cost ...

Cancer created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer treatment discovery opens tumours to immune cells

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) have made exciting progress in their quest to help patients fight cancer using the body's own immune system.The ...

Cancer created May 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Thioridazine kills cancer stem cells in human while avoiding toxic side-effects of conventional cancer treatments

A team of scientists at McMaster University has discovered a drug, thioridazine, successfully kills cancer stem cells in the human while avoiding the toxic side-effects of conventional cancer treatments.

Cancer created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (55) | comments 5 | with audio podcast