Parkinson’s Disease :: Parkinson’s Drugs Linked to Compulsive Behaviors
New research provides more evidence that some Parkinson’s drugs have rare and unusual side effects: They seem to make patients oversexed and turn them into compulsive gamblers.
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Vitamin D :: Patients with type 2 diabetes show signs of vitamin D deficiency
Something like three out of every five patients with type 2 diabetes show signs of vitamin D deficiency, Italian researchers report in the medical journal Diabetes Care.
Pregnancy :: Underweight black women risk preterm delivery
Being underweight – as evidence by a low body mass index (BMI) – before pregnancy raises the risk of preterm birth in black and Hispanic women to a greater extent than in white women, new research shows. Being underweight also increases the risk of vaginal inflammation in black women.
Cancer :: First Head n Neck Cancer Treatment with Erbitux
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Erbitux (cetuximab) for use in combination with radiation therapy to treat patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck (SCCHN) that can not be removed by surgery (unresectable SCCHN). This is the first drug approved for head and neck cancer that has shown a survival benefit in this population. Erbitux was also approved today for use alone (monotherapy) to treat patients whose head and neck cancer has spread (metastasized) despite the use of standard chemotherapy.
Cancer :: Initiative to Improve Cancer Therapy
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the Oncology Biomarker Qualification Initiative (OBQI) — an agreement to collaborate on improving the development of cancer therapies and the outcomes for cancer patients through biomarker development and evaluation.
Arthritis :: Origanum vulgare antioxidant and arthritis
Studies are accumulating that the pizza herb, oregano (Origanum vulgare), is a powerful antioxidant. Like other antioxidants contained in fruits and vegetables, the compounds in oregano may help prevent the cell damage caused by free radicals – highly unstable oxygen molecules that steal electrons from other molecules they encounter.
Cancer :: Essiac tea to supplement treatment in cancer patients
Studies suggest that a growing number of cancer patients supplement their treatment with alternative remedies, and Essiac is high on the list.
Nutrition :: Soy food products and Heart Disease
Many soy food products carry health claims stating that they reduce the risk of heart disease. A review of the evidence, however, suggests that soy?s cardiovascular benefits may have been overestimated by the early studies that formed the basis for its health claim.
Breast Implants :: Effects on infants – breast implants in breastfeeding mothers
There are two concerns associated with the effects on children:
Breast Implants :: Disease conditions related to breast implants
Some women with breast implants have reported health problems that they believe are related to their implants, but most studies of these diseases have failed to show an association with breast implants.