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Current methods to test genetic disease risk in unborn babies may lead to side effects like miscarriage

Over 30 million Americans are taking five or more prescription drugs; With each added drug, risk of side effects increases

Avastin gave more side effects, did not improve survival for most ovarian cancer patients

Worried about birth control in light of headlines about side effects from Yaz and the patch? Women have a lot of options that are safe and effective, including some that are even more reliable.

Pepper spray is all over the news, following the Occupy Wall Street protests, particularly following the widely disseminated images and videos of protestors being sprayed in NY, Portland, and UCDavis . Before that, I knew and occasionally used its main ingredient, capsaicin, as a treatment for my patients with shingles, an extremely painful Herpes zoster infection. And I knew about the many of the serious side effects of pepper spray, well-described by Deborah Blum .

The FDA is withdrawing the preliminary approval it granted in 2008 to use the popular drug Avastin for breast cancer because further research found it caused serious side effects, including death. Dr

Avastin caused dangerous side effects, didn't extend patient's lives, FDA said

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Report found no link between vaccines and autism, Type 1 diabetes - but found side effects like seizures, inflammation

The Viagra (sildenafil citrate) ads that seem to accompany every televised sporting event end typically with several caveats--including warnings of a dozen or so side effects, including a possible sudden loss of hearing or vision, chest pain and an erection that is painful or lasts longer than four hours.

New study suggests products "tout benefits that don't exist," cause nasty side effects

By Philip Ball of Nature magazine Chemists have succeeded in synthesizing a natural compound that shows promise as a painkiller--and might not cause the side effects that bedevil analgesics currently used to treat acute and chronic conditions. Conolidine is found in the bark of the tropical flowering shrub Tabernaemontana divaricata , commonly called the pinwheel flower. [More]

Be careful what you wish for, I think as my husband reaches again for his new toy.

FDA previously rejected weight loss drug, but new study didn't show dangerous side effects

Americans looking to slim down for summer may soon be cheering "Vive la France" when “The Dukan Diet” makes its American debut on April 19th.  But nutrition experts are already saying "mon dieu" about yet another carb-hating, protein-loving, weight-loss plan.