US Intercepts Cyanide-Laced Chinese Pharmaceuticals – FDA
04:51 23.12.2015 The United States blocked the import of two shipments of pharmaceuticals from a Chinese company after detecting the deadly poison hydrogen cyanide, the US Food and Drug…
Scary movies can curdle blood
Public Release: 16-Dec-2015 BMJ Watching horror, or 'bloodcurdling,' movies is associated with an increase in the clotting protein, blood coagulant factor VIII, finds a small study in The BMJ…
Altered microbiome burns fewer calories
Public Release: 14-Dec-2015 . "It would be 29 pounds of fat gained every year for an average human." Study links changes in gut bacteria to lower resting metabolic rate…
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals — threatening fertility in industrialized countries
“The average man had up to 90% of abnormal sperm. Normally, there would be so many sperms that a few abnormal ones would not affect fertility.” Public Release: 10-Dec-2015 …
Up to 43% of resident physicians suffer from depression
Public Release: 8-Dec-2015 Study finds high rate of depression among resident physicians The JAMA Network Journals An analysis that included more than 17,000 physicians in training finds that nearly one-third…
Blood thinner, antidiabetic drug mix increases hospitalizations, evidence of potent drug-to-drug interaction
Public Release: 7-Dec-2015 Study provides evidence of potent drug-to-drug interaction University of Southern California A blood thinner known for serious drug interactions is linked to increased hospitalizations for falls,…
Risk of pancreatitis elevated especially during the first year of statin use
Public Release: 7-Dec-2015 Pancreatitis often caused by gallstones -- also statins increase risk University of Eastern Finland Idiopathic pancreatitis is often caused by small gallstones that are difficult to observe…
Fries with a side of acrylamide
Public Release: 2-Dec-2015 Researchers working to cut unwanted chemical in French fries American Society of Agronomy IMAGE: Fries with relatively high acrylamide and poor consumer attributes (right) vs. fries…
Cooking with chloraminated water and salt could create toxic molecules
Public Release: 24-Nov-2015 Researchers identify several new molecules, and suggest ways to avoid their formation Elsevier IMAGE: Iodinated disinfection byproducts in cooking with chlor(am)innate tap water and iodized table…
Feeding at-risk infants gluten increases risk of developing celiac disease
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (Nov. 12, 2015) -- Intake of gluten up until two years of age increases risk of celiac disease at least two-fold…
COX-2 drugs may also worsen hypertension and edema
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study sheds light on side effects of COX-2 drugs Vanderbilt University Medical Center It's been about a decade since the promise of COX-2…
MRSA with certain antibiotics can potentially make patients sicker
PUBLIC RELEASE: 11-NOV-2015 New research raises questions about using certain antibiotics to treat 'superbug' MRSA New research in Cell Host & Microbe indicates commonly prescribed antibiotic could potentially worsen methicillin-resistant…
First, do no harm: Hospital patients given anti-heartburn drugs have higher risk of dying
Public Release: 10-Nov-2015 U-M/VA computer model suggests that common use of acid-reducing medicine to prevent stomach bleeding increases mortality from infections University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich.…
Some commercial coffees contain high levels of mycotoxins
Public Release: 28-Oct-2015 FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology An analysis of one hundred coffees sold in Spain has confirmed the presence of mycotoxins -toxic metabolites produced…
York U researchers list products expectant mothers should avoid during first trimester
Public Release: 26-Oct-2015 The list is long and includes cleaning solvents, pesticides, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs York University TORONTO, October 26, 2015 -- Expectant mothers in their first trimester should…
Study finds medication errors, adverse drug events in 1 out of 2 surgeries studied
Public Release: 25-Oct-2015 “Overall, it was determined that 124 of the 277 observed operations included at least one medication error or adverse drug event” Massachusetts General Hospital The first study…
Children who take antibiotics gain weight faster than kids who don’t
Public Release: 21-Oct-2015 New study suggests that repeated antibiotic use could lead to higher BMI long term Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Kids who receive antibiotics…
Early exposure to antibiotics, resulting in microbial imbalance, exacerbates response to gluten
Public Release: 8-Oct-2015 Gut microorganisms cause gluten-induced pathology in mouse model of celiac disease Early exposure to antibiotics, resulting in microbial imbalance, exacerbates response to gluten, according to research published…
Artificial scents in hospitals can aggravate asthma and other allergies
Public Release: 5-Oct-2015 Artificial scents have no place in hospitals Canadian Medical Association Journal Artificial scents such as perfumes and after-shave have no place in our hospitals because they can…
Asthma medications taken during infancy linked to stunted growth
Public Release: 2-Oct-2015 BioScientifica Limited Infants given asthma medications during their first 2 years of age are likely to be stunted in later life, according to research presented today…
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