the glocalized network in theragenomic and personalized medicine and the genetics of individual patients safety of drugs
February 02, 2019 – This is potential alarming news for millions of patients worldwide suffering from high blood pressure: Health Canada has just completed a safety review of hydrochlorothiazide and has found that prolonged use of the drug could increase a …
Hydrochlorothiazide and non-melanoma skin cancer: How come? Read more »
January 16, 2109 – Despite drug safety problems of cardiovascular mortality with Febuxostat (Uloric), the benefits might still be seen to outweigh risks for selected gout patients. This notion may become more and disputed over time, however, for obvious reasons. …
Febuxostat (Uloric) and its problem with cardiovascular mortality Read more »
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 »
December 04, 2018 – The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved its first ever treatment, Amifampridine (Firdapse), for Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), a rare autoimmune disorder for adult patients. LEMS affects the connection between nerves and muscles …
First ever treatment for Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) FDA approved Read more »
May 22, 2018 –The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just released a Safety Alert concerning serious neural tube defects that might arise in babies born to women who took HIV medications that contained the active ingredient Dolutegravir. Neural tube defects …
Neural tube defects with Dolutegravir-based HIV medications Read more »
May 05, 2018 – The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved the combination of Dabrafenib (Tafinlar)/Trametinib (Mekinist) to be administered together for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) that cannot be removed by surgery or has …
Dabrafenib/Trametinib-Combo approved for BRAF-positive anaplastic thyroid cancer Read more »
February 15, 2018 – The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just permitted marketing of the Viz.AI Contact application, a type of clinical decision support software designed to analyze computed tomography (CT) results that may notify providers of a potential …
eHealth: Viz.AI Contact App to alert for stroke in patients Read more »
January 29, 2018 – Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET)s are a rare group of cancers with limited treatment options that affects primarily the pancreas or gastrointestinal tract of patients. The American Food & Drug Administration (FDA) just approved Lutetium (Lu …
Dezember 21, 2017 – Erdheim–Chester disease ((ECD), also known as Erdheim–Chester syndrome or polyostotic sclerosing histiocytosis) is a form of a bone marrow borne blood cancer. It is a rare disease characterized by the abnormal multiplication of a specific type …
Vemurafenib (Zelboraf) for BRAF V600E positive Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) Read more »
November 22, 2017 – Limbrel (Flavocoxid) is a medical food. A medical food is a food which is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of …
Are there life-threatening health problems with Limbrel? Read more »