A case-control study of 32 Korean women treated with chemotherapy for localized breast cancer and 32 healthy controls found the patients had more frequent and more severe cognitive deficits. Older age, less education and greater childbearing burden also tracked with poorer attention and memory.
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FDA approves Nexavar to treat type of thyroid cancer
The FDA has expanded Nexavar's approved uses to late-stage differentiated thyroid cancer that no longer responds to radioactive iodine treatment. In a study of 417 patients, the drug lengthened progression-free survival by 41 percent.
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Cholesterol lowering statin drugs fight breast cancer, diabetes mellitus
A study in Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety suggests cholesterol-lowering statins may improve breast cancer prognosis in women with diabetes. Researchers followed 208 women who had both conditions for a median of 31 months after the cancer diagnosis.
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Statin Drugs Prevent Advanced Prostate Cancer
Elizabeth Platz and colleagues followed 31,000 men for 12 years and found current statin users had about half the risk of advanced prostate cancer and 61% lower risk of fatal or metastatic disease. Total incidence did not fall, and the study cannot establish cause.
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FDA approves Imbruvica for rare blood cancer
The FDA approved Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for mantle cell lymphoma patients who have had at least one prior therapy. The drug blocks an enzyme the cancer needs to multiply and spread, and is the second product with breakthrough therapy designation to win approval.
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Those with gelatin allergy may want to avoid influenza vaccine
The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology warns that flu vaccines, both shots and nasal sprays, can contain gelatin, citing a case report of a reaction in a person with gelatin allergy. Such allergy is rare, but ACAAI suggests those affected may want to avoid the vaccine.
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New Report: Preventable Medical Mistakes Account for One-Sixth of All Annual Deaths in the United States
Mercola cites research putting deaths from preventable hospital errors at 210,000 Americans a year, and notes the US spends more on health care than the next 10 biggest spenders combined yet ranks last in health and mortality among 17 developed nations.
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Antidepressants linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus
Researchers at the University of Southampton reviewed 22 studies and found people taking antidepressants were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, though the size of the risk varied with study method, drug type and sample size. Weight gain may explain part, but not all, of the link.
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Chemotherapy not beneficial for luminal A breast cancer
A Yonago Acta Medica study of 140 Japanese patients found adding chemotherapy to endocrine therapy did little for relapse-free survival in luminal A breast cancer, though it may lengthen relapse-free periods. Tumor size and lymph node status mattered most.
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CDC: HPV, the 'Anti-Cancer' Vaccine?
Mercola disputes the CDC's description of the HPV vaccine as the first “anti-cancer” vaccine, noting Gardasil and Cervarix cover two of more than 100 HPV strains, that over 90 percent of infections clear within two years, and that cancer prevention has not been proven.
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Millions Now Addicted to Dangerous Drugs for This Very Common Childhood "Disorder"
A 2010 government survey found 1 in 10 US children diagnosed with ADHD, and SAMHSA data tie stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall to nearly 23,000 emergency room visits in 2011, a more than 400 percent rise in six years, sharpest among 18- to 25-year-olds.
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Antipsychotic drug use increases type 2 diabetes risk (PR)
A Vanderbilt study in JAMA Psychiatry found children and young adults prescribed atypical antipsychotics for behavioral or mood problems faced a threefold higher risk of type 2 diabetes within the first year, compared with peers given other approved medications.
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Heart Surgery in India for $1,583 Costs $106,385 in U.S.
A coronary bypass averages $106,385 at the Cleveland Clinic but costs about $1,583 in India, where surgeon Devi Shetty cut costs by dropping unnecessary pre-op tests and using web-based software. Around 600,000 Americans a year now travel abroad for care.
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Labor induction a risk factor for autism?
A study in JAMA Pediatrics found boys whose mothers were given labor-inducing medication were 35% more likely to be diagnosed with autism. The writer argues the induction drugs themselves deserve scrutiny, while noting more research is needed before anyone claims they cause autism.
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Prostate cancer treatment doesn't help older patients
Among 660 men with high-risk prostate cancer treated with high-dose radiation and androgen deprivation, only 14.1 percent of deaths were from prostate cancer. Survival tracked age and comorbidity score rather than radiation dose, Gleason score, PSA or androgen deprivation duration.
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Benztropine Mesylate Injection (Nexus Pharmaceuticals): Recall - Visible Particulate Matter
Nexus Pharmaceuticals is recalling two lots of Benztropine Mesylate Injection, 2 mg/2 mL, over visible particulate matter in the vials. Injected particulates can cause thromboembolism, phlebitis or blocked capillaries; distributors are being notified and product returned.
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FDA Warns of Rare Acetaminophen Risk
FDA warns that acetaminophen can cause rare but serious skin reactions, including three diseases whose symptoms run from rash and blisters to widespread damage to the skin's surface. Anyone who develops a rash while taking it should stop and seek medical attention right away.
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FDA Warns of Acetaminophen Risk
The FDA warned that acetaminophen has been associated with rare but potentially fatal skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, which can appear on first use or at any point during treatment.
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