Study Finds Men With Diabetes at 49% Higher Risk for Colorectal Cancer
Men With Diabetes Risk For Colorectal Cancer A study by published in the journal Diabetes Care suggests that colorectal cancer may be added to the list of ‘diabetes’ complications according to the lead researcher, Susanna C. Larsson of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The team followed 45,500 men between the ages of … [Read more...]
Study Finds Obese Adults at Higher Risk for Physical Injuries
Obese Adults At Risk For Injury. A new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine indicates that overweight individuals are at a higher risk for injury than people who are physically fit. Obese people were found to be twice as likely to injure themselves, with more than 1 out of 4 extremely … [Read more...]
Higher Risk of Blood Clots with Newer Birth Control Pills
Birth Control Pills Risk Of Blood Clots. Newer birth control pills such as Yaz, Yasmin and Marvelon may increase the risk of blood clots as much as older pills and perhaps even more, new research suggests. A new study published in the BMJ, the online journal of the British Medical Association, found that women are four times as … [Read more...]
Macrolide Antibiotic Use During Pregnancy Linked to Higher Risk of Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy
Macrolide Antibiotic Risk Of Epilepsy Or Cerebral Palsy. New research suggests that the use of macrolide antibiotics during pregnancy could increase the risk of giving birth to a child with epilepsy or cerebral palsy. The study, which was conducted by researchers from the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) in London, was published … [Read more...]
Actos Study Sees Higher Diabetic Macular Edema Risk
Blinding Eye Disorder Called Macular Edema Side Effecf in Avandia, Actos. People taking the diabetes medications Actos or Avandia have yet another side effect to worry about - a potentially blinding eye disorder called diabetic macular edema. Diabetics are already vulnerable for this disease, which causes damage to retinal … [Read more...]
OptiMark, Omniscan and Magnevist Carry Higher Risk
Agent Use In People With Kidney Disease At High Risk Of NSF. OptiMark, Omniscan and Magnevist gadolinium contrast dyes appear to place people with severe kidney disease at a higher risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), according to a panel of medical experts. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel, which met … [Read more...]
Sulfonylureas Risk Of Heart Problems
Sulfonylureas Higher Risk Of Heart Problems. Sulfonylureas, a claid ass of drugs long used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, have been linked with an increased risk of death and cardiac failure over newer treatments, according to research, writes the Palm Beach Post. The study—which agreed with current American Diabetes … [Read more...]
Vytorin Cancer Controversy Far from Over
Vytorin Cancer Controversy. News earlier this summer that Vytorin had been tied to a higher risk of cancer by a newly published study quickly faded from the headlines. Merck and Schering-Plough's reassurance that the cancer finding in the SEAS study was an anomaly apparently squashed much discussion of the issue - at least in the … [Read more...]
Merck HIV Vaccine Study Participants Put At Higher Risk of AIDS Infection
Merck HIV Vaccine Study. A Merck HIV vaccine might have made recipients more susceptible to the deadly virus that causes AIDS. Merck had cancelled clinical trials of the HIV vaccine in September, after it became clear that it was not effective against the virus. Now, the problems with the Merck HIV vaccine have prompted … [Read more...]
Blacks Have Higher Risk of Asthma-Related Death
Serevent Exposes Patients To A Risk Of Asthma-Related Death. A new study has found that GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) popular asthma drug, Serevent, (salmeterol), exposes African-American patients to a higher risk of asthma-related death. The study was led by Dr. Harold S. Nelson, professor of medicine, allergy and immunology at the … [Read more...]
Diabetics Have Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer
People With Diabetes Were 1.4 Times More Likely To Have Colorectal Cancer. A study conducted by researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and presented at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACD) examined data from a comprehensive nationally representative sample of patients … [Read more...]
Study Finds Women Who Work at Night Are At Risk of Breast Cancer
Women Who Work At Night Were At Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer. According to a Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital study, women who regularly work at night may have as much as a 50% increased risk of breast cancer. The study suggests it cause may be due to their greater exposure to artificial light, which … [Read more...]
