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February 08, 2021 – In the period of the Covid-19 pandemic and the emerging spectrum of severe adverse (drug) reactions (SADRs) of the anti-Covid-19 vaccines in some patients receiving these vaccines, one easily forgets about the same phenomenon of SADRS …
Fingolimod (Gilenya): Warnings on severe liver failures Read more »
January 26, 2021 – To date, a rare serious adverse (drug) reaction (SADR) has been noted to be associated with the first two Covid-19 vaccines, i.e., the one from Pfizer-BioNTech and the one from Moderna. We are talking about anaphylaxis, which …
Rare cases of anaphylaxis with COVID-19 vaccines Read more »
March 25, 2020 – The Covid-19 pandemic keeps the word abreast. Drastic measures have been and are being taken worldwide by governments, hospitals, healthcare care providers, and retiring homes in attempts to halt the spreading of Covid-19 disease. Recently, there have …
Covid-19 disease: Be careful with chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine Read more »
September 05, 2019 – An E-cigarette is a handheld battery-powered vaporizer that simulates smoking by providing some of the behavioral aspects of smoking, including the hand-to-mouth action of smoking, but without burning tobacco. Using an E-cigarette is known as “vaping” and …
FDA safety communication concerning E-cigarettes Read more »
June 08, 2019 – For some time now, Tofacitinib (Xeljanz) receives intense attention in the media, with regulatory authorities, and patients and treating physicians alike because of serious concerns of increased risk of blood clots in the lungs and increased mortality in patients …
Tofacitinib (Xeljanz): Dangers of blood clots in the lungs and of death Read more »
19 April 2019 – Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) is used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Moreover, Alemtuzumab, under the Tradenames of Campt, MabCampath and Campt-1H is on the markets for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), and T-cell …
Lemtrada: Deleterious unwanted effects in some multiple sclerosis patients Read more »
February 17, 2019 – The unfortunate recognition of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a very rare form of a T-cell lymphoma, gains more momentum by the day. This is actually very positive a development, because it helps women …
January 09, 2019 – Women should be alerted: Is there a thing like breast implant associated cancer (BIA-ALCL)? Yes, there is. Not every woman with a breast implant will get it, however. In fact, BIA-ALCL seems to be a rather rare condition; …
Is there breast implant-associated cancer (BIA-ALCL)? Read more »
October 21, 2018 – In a study published online September 13 in JAMA Oncology, the authors just reminded us of the fact that besides all hype about immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in the cancer therapy field, they can be associated with …
Cancer therapies: Immune checkpoint inhibitors may kill you Read more »
01 September 2018 – The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that cases of a very rare but serious infection of the genitals and area around the genitals have been reported with the class of type 2 diabetes …
Diabetes: No end to SGLT2-inhibitor drugs side effects Read more »