Study finds no causal link between testosterone replacement, prostate cancer or cardiac disease
...ot at all in men with advanced liver disease. Skin reactions are commonly encountered in men being treated with the patch with a low incidence observed with testosterone gel....No adverse effects of aluminium in vaccines
... side-effects in vaccine recipients, such as local reactions at the site of vaccination and a chronic progressive syndrome called macrophagic myofasciitis. However, replacing aluminium with another adjuvant would be a massive undertaking because all such vaccines would have to be tested in clinical trials and ...U.S. push for diesel poses risk to public health, scientists say
...wer atmosphere through sunlight-initiated chemical reactions between nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons - compounds found in vehicle exhaust. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated ozone and nitrogen dioxide, along with four other air pollutants, as ''criteria pollutants'' for setting concentrat...OHSU researchers hope to prevent childhood asthma with new eczema drug
...eczema is unknown, but researchers have found that reactions to certain triggers -- changes in temperature, chemicals, scratchy fabrics, emotions or stress, and infections -- can cause children's immune systems to overreact and produce symptoms. To participate in the study (IRB No. 7899), infants must be age...Laser method identifies, counts toxic molecules
...e science, providing key information about surface reactions or structures for many applications, such as improving solar cell efficiency....Study shows positive results for novel, patient-controlled transdermal system (PCTS)...
...hing (pruritus), vomiting and headache. Local skin reactions where the system was applied were reported by 5.2% of E-TRANS Fentanyl HCI patients versus 10% in the placebo group. Adverse events that were considered by the investigator to be related to the study medication were experienced by 46% of patients wh...Studies highlight impact of Sept. 11, Iraq war on adolescents
...dministrators of potential stress rates related to reactions to terrorist attacks that might occur in the future," says Dr. Vernon A. Barnes, physiologist and lead author on the 9-11 abstract. "That concern did not end, but really just began with 9-11." The Iraq War study has similar purposes, said Dr. Frank ...Pain medication safe and effective for the elderly
...ential risk of abuse with Kadian. Serious adverse reactions that may be associated with the use of Kadian are similar to those observed with other opioid analgesics and include: respiratory depression, respiratory arrest, circulatory depression, cardiac arrest, hypotension and/or shock. Chronic pain is a co...Effectiveness of safer smallpox vaccine demonstrated against monkeypox
...o the eradication of smallpox in 1980. While most reactions to the Dryvax vaccine are relatively mild, some people may have more serious complications. Individuals at risk for such complications include those with weakened immune systems or skin conditions such as eczema, infants less than 12 months of age an...A new hypothesis about Alzheimer's disease
...e body responds to such injuries with inflammatory reactions that cause the release of components of lipid membranes, such as cholesterol. Kelly began to discuss this with his colleagues in The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Scripps Research President Richard A. Lerner, M.D., and Scripps Research Asso...Smallpox vaccine may cause harmless skin rashes
... would overreact," Dr. Greenberg said. "These skin reactions are rather dramatic, and if we're going to be vaccinating against smallpox, the physician should know that these are benign complications and not subject the patient to unnecessary worry."...UCSD pharmacologists collaborate on new approach to drug design
..., and the molecular template on which the chemical reactions occurred. Click chemistry, that facilities specific chemical reactions on an enzyme or drug target surface, is a process developed three years ago by Sharpless, who, with ...Single cocaine exposure boosts both drug craving and avoidance
... sensitivity to an aversive drug. Although the two reactions were strong and opposite, they occurred at differe...s and opposite behavioral effects indicate the two reactions are carried out through different nerve pathways in the brain, Fields said. The scientists speculate...Better predictors are needed for posttraumatic stress disorder in children
.... Acute stress disorder is a group of symptoms and reactions that may occur within the first month after a trau... 1. Ask child and parents about the injury, their reactions and how they are coping. 2. Help your patient and his/her parents understand common acute stress re...Immediate mammogram reading may decrease stress associated with abnormal results
... women's anxieties than trying to change emotional reactions to an abnormal mammogram," the authors write....Time-reversal acoustics research promises medical breakthroughs
...he heart's different pressure conditions and their reactions would be measured by sound waves aimed from different angles and returned to a time-reversal mirror. Variations in harmonics levels resonating from the capsules would be correlated to ambient pressure. The precision of the TRA system would allow high...Study shows lower than expected allergic-like events following second prescription of penicillin
...r clinicians to know just how common allergic-like reactions are and when really to avoid re-prescription of penicillin," said Principal Investigator Andrea J. Apter, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine and allergist/immunologist in Penn's Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division, and Associate Schol...Making music could be bad for your skin
...found that the most common disorders were allergic reactions to specific components of an instrument, or irrita... frequently reported skin conditions were allergic reactions to specific components of instruments. These included allergies to rosin, which is used to wax the b...Supplement use growing among children and adolescents
...of the supplement include rashes, hypersensitivity reactions and severe itching. "The bottom line is that parents should not equate 'natural' with 'safe,'" Kemper said. "Parents should seek expert guidance when considering the use of CAM practices, and they should inform their child's pediatrician of any herb ...Mycophenolate mofetil superior to azathioprine: Slows vascular disease progression after transplant
...gression of hyperplasia and reduce damaging immune reactions in the intimal cells. "IVUS makes it possible to do site-to-site assessment of maximal intimal thickening in the same location in the artery at baseline and at one year," Dr. Kobashigawa said. "Site-to-site analysis offers greater accuracy in de...