By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK | Mon Dec 6, 2010 4:17pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Serious and sometimes life-threatening side effects often go unreported until years after cancer drugs have been approved, Canadian researchers said Monday.…
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Harms often surface years after cancer drug approval
Tagged with: cancer, FDA, Mon Dec, NEW, Reuters Health, YORK
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips
No Avastin for breast cancer
(CNN) — The controversial drug Avastin should be phased out as a treatment for metastatic breast cancer, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, citing recent studies that show its benefits may be outweighed by dangerous side effects. However, patients…
Tagged with: American Cancer Society, Avastin, cancer, CNN, FDA
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Higher BMI Linked to Greater Mortality Risk
According to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, being overweight or obese is associated with a higher rate of death from all causes. Researchers led by Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, an investigator at the…
Tagged with: BMI, cancer, health, relationship, Robert Kushner
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips
CT Scan Cancer Risk Study Reignites Debate
Tagged with: cancer, Carl Schultz, CT, Pat Basu, Stanford University
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips
Half of Europe’s adults overweight or obese: report
By Kate Kelland LONDON | Tue Dec 7, 2010 7:33am EST LONDON (Reuters) – More than half of adults in European Union are overweight or obese, piling pressure onto their own health, their nations' health systems and the…
Tagged with: BMI, cancer, EU, health, LONDON, World Health Organization
Posted in Fitness, Health News, Health News & Tips
Posted in Fitness, Health News, Health News & Tips
U.S. gets medical isotope made from low-grade uranium
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO | Mon Dec 6, 2010 9:25pm EST CHICAGO (Reuters) – A U.S. company has received the first batch of medical isotopes made from low-grade uranium instead of weapons-grade material, a shift that could help…
Smile for the Cancer Cam
By Kevin Donahue A camera is now being developed that could take a picture that would reveal cancer cells. Sure, it’s no Polaroid—it’s actually a filter to go over an infrared-quipped digital camera in the hospital—but it’s still pretty cool,…
