Long-Term Anti-platelet Therapy Risks
FDA Evaluating A Clinical Trial About Risk From Anti-platelet Therapy. On November 16 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is evaluating preliminary data from a clinical trial showing an increased overall risk of death for patients treated for 30 months with dual anti-platelet blood-thinning therapy … [Read more...]
Long-term Incense Exposure May Up Cancer Risk
Incense Exposure May Increase The Developing Cancer. Being exposed to burning incense can increase the likelihood of developing airway cancers, a new study has found. According to the study conducted by researchers at Copenhagen's Statens Serum Institute, long-term exposure to incense smoke is linked to certain respiratory … [Read more...]
Oil Spill Workers Prone to Health Problems Later On
Oil Spill Workers Face Long-Term Health Consequences. People who help clean up huge oil spills face long-term health consequences down the road, says a new study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  In the first study to ever investigate the health effects of oil spill … [Read more...]
Long-term estrogen use raises risk
Estrogen Use Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer. Women who take estrogen-only pills for at least 15 years run a markedly higher risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study of nearly 29,000 nurses. But no increased danger was found among those who took the hormone for less than 10 years. Researchers said the findings … [Read more...]
Lung Treatment Has Long-Term Side Effects
Lung Treatment Side Effects. A therapy routinely given to newborns to prevent or treat chronic lung disease may result in slower neuromotor and cognitive functioning by school age. Previous research shows dexamethasone, a drug known as glucocorticoid, often improves lung function in the short-term and allows for early … [Read more...]
