An alert from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) highlights new potential side effects of quinolone antibiotics, such as mental disorders and severely low levels of blood glucose.
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A newly released medication in the US to treat migraine is erenumab, one of the new biologically engineered monoclonal antibodies. It is given by injection once a month and can may stop the headaches but typically cuts their frequency by 50%.
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According to a newly published study, people with advanced lung cancer who were treated with Keytruda plus chemotherapy had a 20% higher survival rate at one year after diagnosis than people who only received chemotherapy.
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An American study shows that women taking “short-acting calcium channel blockers” for hypertension have a 66% higher incidence of pancreatic cancer. Women who take these medications for more than three years have a 107% higher incidence.
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Recent research studies show how acetaminophen can soften not only physical pain but also emotional pain. In some cases, the effect may not be advantageous.
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Research shows that 84% of parents occasionally give the wrong medication dose to their child—see hints how to give the correct dose each time.
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Recent research has shown that people who take aspirin in addition to their standard therapy have 15-20% increased survival in certain types of cancers.
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Many prescription and over-the-counter medications have “anticholinergic” side effects of dry mouth, sleepiness, and constipation, but several recent studies show that if used for a long period and/or at higher doses, that they increase the long-term risk of dementia.