A group of Dutch researchers have reported that about one fourth of the biological drugs that had hit the United States and Europe markets since 1995 had given rise to concerns about their safety just a few years after they had been approved.
Derived from living cells (and not from various chemicals like the typical drugs are), the biological meds have prompted safety warnings with regards to immune system disorders, infusion reactions, infections and cancer risk.
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January 6th, 2009 | Posted in News | Tags: about, biological, Concerns, drugs, raise, Safety, their
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugs used to control diabetes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, investigators at the University of Tampere in Finland report.
“Recent studies have reported a decreased prostate cancer risk for diabetic men, although the evidence is controversial,” Dr. Teemu J. Murtola and colleagues note in the American Journal of Epidemiology. “It is currently unclear whether use of antidiabetic medication affects the association between diabetes and prostate cancer.”
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January 5th, 2009 | Posted in News, Prostate Cancer | Tags: cancer, Diabetes, drugs, lower, Prostate, risk, Tied
Breast cancer patients are risking their lives by failing to take the tamoxifen they are prescribed, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Half of the women failed to finish a five year course of the drug and one in five regularly forget to take a tablet.
Experts already know that taking tamoxifen for five years increases survival chances and the new research reveals that women who miss at least one tablet every five days have a 10 per cent greater risk of dying.
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January 5th, 2009 | Posted in Breast Cancer, News | Tags: breast, cancer, drugs, failing, lives, risk, take, their, Women
Breast cancer patients are risking their lives by failing to take the tamoxifen they are prescribed, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Half of the women failed to finish a five year course of the drug and one in five regularly forget to take a tablet.
Experts already know that taking tamoxifen for five years increases survival chances and the new research reveals that women who miss at least one tablet every five days have a 10 per cent greater risk of dying.
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January 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Breast Cancer, News | Tags: breast, cancer, drugs, failing, lives, risk, take, their, Women