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Side effects may lead breast cancer patients to skip drugs
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Breast cancer patients who report more side effects of their hormone therapy drugs and less confidence communicating with their doctors are more likely to intentionally or unintentionally miss a dose, according to a new study. “Endocrine” therapy, given as a daily tablet that acts to prevent hormones from helping the tumor to grow, is an important part of treatment for some types of early
White House launches plan to counter explosion in heroin use
The White House announced a new strategy on Monday to tackle the explosion in heroin use in a collection of eastern states, focusing on treating addicts rather than punishing them and targeting high-level suppliers for arrest. The move is a response to a sharp rise in the use of heroin and opiate-based painkillers, which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has described as an epidemic. An estimated 45 percent of
NFL retirees object to concussion settlement
Former National Football League players who oppose the league’s settlement of lawsuits claiming it hid the risk of concussions on Monday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the comprehensive accord with more than 5,000 retirees. In a filing with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, 10 retired players said the accord, potentially worth $1 billion, was unfair because it excluded players who have yet to
FDA issues letters to makers of scopes linked to superbug outbreak
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has issued warning letters to manufacturers of medical scopes linked with recent superbug outbreaks, citing violations found during inspections of facilities in the United States and abroad. The devices, called duodenoscopes, are flexible tubes inserted down the throat in a procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). More than 500,000 ERCPs using duodenoscopes are performed in the U.S. annually, usually to
Jewish groups protest cancellation of U.S. musician's Spanish concert
Jewish groups protested on Monday after a Spanish reggae festival canceled a concert by an American Jewish musician when he failed to reply to a demand to clarify his position on Palestinian statehood. Matisyahu, who fuses reggae, hip-hop and rock with Jewish influences in his songs, had been due to perform next Saturday at the week-long Rototom Sunsplash reggae festival at Benicassim near Valencia in eastern Spain. “Rototom Sunsplash, after
Grain-Free Sweet Potato ‘Pasta’ with Spicy Vodka Sauce
I’ve gotta say, I’m in a pretty committed relationship with my spiralizer.
Ryan Phillippe Flexes His Muscles and Flaunts His Rock-Hard Abs on the Beach—See the Pics!
Ryan Phillippe continues to get better with age. The Cruel Intentions star, 40, took some time off to relax on the beach, but his rock-hard abs took the already-scorching California…
Ryan Phillippe Flexes His Muscles and Flaunts His Rock-Hard Abs on the Beach—See the Pics!
Ryan Phillippe continues to get better with age. The Cruel Intentions star, 40, took some time off to relax on the beach, but his rock-hard abs took the already-scorching California…
Hedge funds do half as well as you think
A new study suggests inherent biases in the way hedge-fund databases compile results have made hedge fund returns appear stronger than they actually are.