July 27, 2017 – Jewish women of Ashkenazi descent may be at risk for additional genetic mutations that increase their risk of breast cancer, according to a new study just published in JAMA Oncology. Researchers from University of Washington in Seattle …

Ashkenazi Jewish Women: Little-known Gene Mutations May Boost Breast Cancer Risk Read more »

  February 08, 2017 – Genetic predisposition may go in both ways, the positive and the negative. Usually, when we talk about genetic predisposition, there is an immediate association with some unwanted reactions of individuals towards drugs (e.g., abacavir-induced hypersensitivity …

Genetic predisposition and sweating: Most Koreans don’t have to wear deodorants Read more »

September 04, 2016 – Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers, a research collaboration which includes University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University, who last year identified new gene mutations unique to colon cancers in African Americans, have found that …

Adverse clinical outcome associated with mutations in colorectal cancers of African Americans Read more »

March 21, 2015 – The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recently recommended restrictions on the use of codeine-containing medicines for cough and cold in children because of the risk of serious side effects with these medicines, including the risk of breathing …

The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recently recommended restrictions on the use of codeine-containing medicines for cough and cold in children because of the risk of serious side effects Read more »

September 27, 2014 – A while ago (August 2012),  the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was assessing and reporting on the (possibly fatal) risks associated with the use of codeine containing medicines in children who are phenotypically members of the …

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Codeine use in certain children after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy may lead to rare, but life-threatening adverse events or death Read more »