A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reaffirms that diabetes drugs containing thiazolidinedione (Actos and Avandia) — which accounts for up to 20 percent of the drugs prescribed to diabetics in the United States — are linked to a two to three times increase in risk of developing bladder cancer as compared to …
Prescription painkillers are deadly in the hands of an abuser. The CDC is warning consumers of the dangers of the drug methadone and educates the public on how the abuse of methadone has increased in recent years, resulting in a substantial increase in overdose. (MORE: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses: Methadone (CDC.gov)) According to the CDC, methadone accounted …
When a drug is used in a way that is different from that described in the FDA-approved drug label, it is said to be an “off-label” use. This can mean that the drug is used for a different disease or medical condition, given in a different way (such as by a different route), or given …
Hospira, the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, is recalling four injectable cancer drugs shipped throughout the U.S. Hospira announced that it issued the nationwide recall of the four cancer drugs because of particles embedded in the glass at the neck of the vial. The drugs recalled are carboplatin, cytarabine, paclitaxel, methotrexate …
We have been keeping you up to date and informed on the situation that is headlining many news reports within the US Food & Drug Administration over claims that the FDA was spying on their employee emails; emails that were apparently planning to out the FDA for approving unsafe medical devices. (MORE: FDA Ordered To …
There are a number of medications that increase your sensitivity to sunlight. A new study has linked this increased sensitivity to skin cancers, such as cancer of the lip. A recently published study revealed that long-term use of commonly used blood pressure medications that increase sensitivity to sunlight are associated with an increased risk of …
Two common antibiotics may be causing some serious harm to senior citizens. Researchers are claiming that antibiotics commonly used for respiratory, sinus and other bacterial infections may boost the risk of severe liver injury in seniors. A new study found that commonly prescribed “fluoroquinolone” antibiotics, moxifloxacin (Avelox) and levofloxacin (Levaquin), doubled the likelihood of admission to …
As you may recall we recently reported the case of the FDA spying on their employee emails, and how one lawmaker is urging law enforcement officials to investigate whether the FDA violated the law in its secret monitoring of staff emails. Now further developments in the case show that the FDA was ordered to turn …
Propecia (finasteride) is a drug advertised to help with baldness and prostate enlargement, a condition known as benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH). What Is Prostate Enlargement (BPH) BPH is an outgrowth of cells in the prostate resulting in an enlarging of the organ overall. The main symptom is usually a constriction of the urethra which prevents …
Children born with a congenital heart defect should receive early evaluation, prompt treatment and ongoing follow-up for related developmental disorders affecting brain function, according to the American Heart Association. A review of research from 1966 to 2011 suggests certain types of heart defects may be more problematic in the long run for the 36,000 infants …