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Allergic To Aspirin, Penicillin, Other Medicines? Montefiore Program Helps Patients With Adverse Drug ReactionsThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 8:14AMA Westchester patient takes aspirin for pain, but develops rashes and hives. A Bronx patient with a gastrointestinal problem caused by bacteria is prescribed penicillin, then passes out. A Bronx woman is given a contrast dye for an internal diagnostic exam, then her skin peels off. All of these patients suffered severe adverse drug reactions and were referred to a new specialty service, the Drug ...

New specialty service at Montefiore Medical Center helps patients with drug allergiesThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 1:27AMA Westchester patient takes aspirin for pain, but develops rashes and hives. A Bronx patient with a gastrointestinal problem caused by bacteria is prescribed penicillin, then passes out. A Bronx woman is given a contrast dye for an internal diagnostic exam, then her skin peels off.

Allergic to Aspirin, Penicillin, Other Medicines? Montefiore Program Helps Patients With Adverse Drug ReactionsWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 9:23AMNEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Westchester patient takes aspirin for pain, but develops rashes and hives. A Bronx patient with a gastrointestinal problem caused by bacteria is prescribed penicillin, then passes out. A Bronx woman is given a contrast dye for an internal diagnostic exam, then her skin peels off.

Plavix ineffective for some peopleTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:02AMOne of the primary goals of this weekly medical column has been to emphasize that the practice of medicine is all about managing statistical risks for benefit versus side effects. For instance, treating strep throat with antibiotics is primarily about reducing the risk of developing rheumatic fever, which damages heart valves.

FDA's Advisory Committee votes 9-3 to recommend approval of Esbriet for treatment of patients with IPFTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:53PMInterMune, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee voted 9-3 to recommend approval of Esbriet® (pirfenidone) for the treatment of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to reduce decline in lung function.

Maalox mess-up signals brand-name problemMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:06AMHaving a brand name that consumers trust is like money in the bank. Drug companies put a lot of effort into building brand-name recognition.

FDA's PADAC meeting to review pirfenidone NDA: InterMune posts briefing documentsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:09AMInterMune, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted briefing documents for the March 9 Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) meeting to review the New Drug Application (NDA) for pirfenidone, InterMune's investigational drug candidate for the treatment of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to reduce decline in lung function. The ...

Endothelial cells can produce copious amounts of adult stem cells: StudyFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:41AMIn a leap toward making stem cell therapy widely available, researchers at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that endothelial cells, the most basic building blocks of the vascular system, produce growth factors that can grow copious amounts of adult stem cells and their progeny over the course of weeks.

Safe-Free Body PiercingThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:04AMBody piercing is an ancient art reincarnated as defined by www.DrNumb.com . Nose jewelry piercing, due to location, method, and risks needs particular care to prevent local and sinus infection.