As well as being a symptom of skin diseases, itching is also
a side effect of treatment with opiate drugs.
Thus far, at therapeutic concentrations, no significant
side effects of the treatment with TA were obvious.
Not exact matches
CAR - T
treatments, including competing products from Novartis rivals Kite Pharma and Juno Therapeutics, come
with the risk
of potentially deadly
side effects such as cytokine - release syndrome (CRS), in which a glut
of T - cell - assisting cytokines can cause high fever, low blood pressure, and problems
with lung oxygenation.
In addition to partnering
with Celgene (celg) to better track negative drug
side effects, IBM (ibm) is applying its cognitive computing AI technology to recommend cancer
treatment in rural areas in the U.S., India, and China, where there is a dearth
of oncologists, said Deborah DiSanzo, general manager for IBM Watson Health.
Martin Shkreli, the founder and chief executive
of Turing, said that the drug is so rarely used that the impact on the health system would be minuscule and that Turing would use the money it earns to develop better
treatments for toxoplasmosis,
with fewer
side effects.
Many would argue that it's possible for her to feel better without taking drugs: she could try the «talking cure» (regular sessions
with a counselor), or an alternative
treatment such as herbal or light therapy If she goes to an M.D., though, she'll likely carry my a prescription for an antidepressant such as Prozac or Zoloft — one
of these brave new medicines that promise such good results
with so few
side effects,
Just as I started to come to grips
with permanent nerve damage and an array
of side effects caused by my
treatments, another crisis struck.
For others
with autoimmune conditions, nutritional based
treatments can be effective but the fact that some combinations
of plant foods can produce autoimmune symptoms while others result in remission shows that there can be
side effects when some people eat certain plants (or combinations
of plants) that their system does not like.
They still have a long road ahead
of them
with continued daily trips to the clinic, scheduled rounds
of chemo and all the brutal
side effects, but now they know that the
treatment is working.
There are some
side effects, such as memory loss, associated
with ECT and the
treatment will be stopped if the patient begins to display any
of these.
A large number
of ovaries increases the chance
of pregnancy, but unfortunately has also been associated
with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), which is sometimes called the most important
side effect of fertility
treatment.
One unintended
side -
effect of fertility
treatments is being pregnant
with multiples.
Discuss carefully
with patients what
treatments are available, and in particular the risks and
side effects of each when getting consent.
As he battles brain cancer and the debilitating
side effects of his aggressive
treatment, McCain himself is reckoning
with his history and the future, as he and a stream
of friends share memories and say what needs to be said.
Another
side effect of this law is those seeking mental health help have stopped seeking
treatment for fear
of losing their gun rights
with the new reporting process
of mental health professionals to the State Police.
While the once - daily dosing, low
side -
effects profile, and shortened
treatment duration
of interferon - free direct - acting antivirals are ideal for injection drug users, most trials
of these therapies for HCV have excluded persons
with recent injection drug use.
For men
with intermediate risk prostate cancer,
side effects at two years following radiation therapy (RT) were comparable for extremely - hypofractionated
treatment, which was delivered in seven fractions across two and a half weeks, and conventional
treatment of 39 fractions across eight weeks, according to research presented at the 58th Annual Meeting
of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
«
With all
of the modern
treatment options, patients should have accurate and realistic expectations about the frequency
of side effects from
treatment,» Chen said.
Overall toxicity levels were similar across groups only for acute
side effects (i.e., those that occur closely following
treatment),
with eight percent
of patients in each cohort reporting acute grade 3 +
side effects.
Among patients
with prostate cancer, those who smoke have increased risks
of experiencing
side effects from
treatment and
of developing future cancer recurrences, or even dying from prostate cancer.
Immunotherapy doubles overall survival and improves quality
of life,
with fewer
side effects, in a
treatment - resistant and rapidly progressing form
of head and neck carcinoma, reports a large, randomized international trial co-led by investigators at the University
of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI).
«Our study suggests that in patients
with heart failure and atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation is an effective alternative
treatment that can help patients avoid or discontinue this drug to reduce the risk
of these long - term
side effects.»
By targeting different hormones that help the body manage its own insulin levels — and by reducing
side effects such as weight gain — three drugs recently approved by the FDA avoid most
of the major problems associated
with past diabetes
treatments.
The risk
of severe
side effects was similar in both groups (67.2 % in the combination group and 65.8 % in the standard
treatment group), although there was an increased risk
of acute kidney injury
with the combination
treatment (5.2 % vs. 0.5 %).
Whilst they are highly effective, they also have numerous disadvantages: in some cases
treatment had to be abandoned due to acute
side effects, including marked increases
of liver enzymes,
with the result that CGRP receptor antagonists have not been approved to date.
By suppressing the immune system in its entirety, however, this mode
of treatment carries
with it an increased risk
of infections and other harmful
side effects.
New findings by UH biomedical engineer Chandra Mohan and his team raise hope for a new class
of drugs to treat lupus that may not include the long list
of adverse risks and
side effects often associated
with current
treatments.
New findings by a biomedical engineer and his team at the University
of Houston (UH) raise hope for a new class
of drugs to treat lupus that may not include the long list
of adverse risks and
side effects often associated
with current
treatments for this disease.
Researchers in Sweden have just identified a number
of drug targets that can be used in the development
of new efficient
treatment strategies
with minimum
side effects.
«Our collaboration
with scientists at Charles Gerhardt Institute was important to the success
of this two - photon activated technique,» said Tamanoi, «which provides controls over drug delivery to allow local
treatment that dramatically reduces
side effects.»
The
treatment involves an innovative use
of clinically approved
treatments for other diseases, so that, according to the authors, «it shouldn't be associated
with adverse
side effects.»
Approximately one third
of people
with epilepsy still experience seizures even when receiving
treatment, and currently available anti-epileptic drugs often have
side effects such as tiredness and dizziness.
«We would give this biologic — which has minimal
side effects — to any patient we identify through a blood test as producing HE4,» he says, adding that oncologists have recognized that women
with high levels
of HE4 do not respond to
treatment and their survival rates are lower.
Even more selective
treatments,
with fewer
side effects, cause physiological reactions that increase the aggressiveness
of the disease.»
Antibiotic
treatment has minimal
effect on the duration and severity
of symptoms in these conditions, but may be associated
with side -
effects.
«In addition to the overall survival benefit over chemotherapy, pembrolizumab was also associated
with a much lower incidence
of treatment - related
side effects.
«Yet many cancer survivors are living
with difficult and persistent
side effects of these
treatments, which can be incapacitating.
Six months prior, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved sofosbuvir, an oral medication shown to cure most cases
of hepatitis C infection,
with fewer
side effects than the current
treatment options.
While there is always some risk
with the addition
of a second drug to the
treatment package, the two drugs seemed to neutralize some
of each other's potential
side effects.
Electroconvulsive therapy remains one
of the most effective
treatments for severe depression, but new UNSW research shows ultra-brief pulse stimulation is almost as effective as standard ECT,
with far fewer cognitive
side effects.
«These patients are too ill to receive any other
treatment, but
with stereotactic body radiotherapy we're able to deliver a safe and effective
treatment in two weeks that can provide them
with a substantial quality
of life
with minimal
side effects.»
The absence
of side effects in this patient is also good news, and suggests this could be an optimum
treatment for HIV - infected patients
with cancer.»
Treatment with the current standard therapy, glucocorticoids, can only be used for a short time due to serious
side effects leading to fragile bones and suppression
of both the immune system and growth hormone production.
«It's been known that long - term daily
treatment with prednisone also has the
side effect of causing muscle wasting in many people,» McNally said.
Professor Sadler comments that this research could lead to new cancer
treatments: «Cancer drugs
with new mechanisms
of actions which can combat resistance and have fewer
side -
effects are urgently needed.
Noelle Frey, MD, an assistant professor
of Hematology - Oncology, will present results in 27 adult patients
with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), identifying an optimal dose and infusion regimen that should improve
treatment response while reducing potential for
side effects.
And yet the majority
of men who are diagnosed via a PSA test end up having
treatment with a high risk
of side effects including erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence and heart attack.
A powerful new way
of analysing how drugs interact
with molecules in the body could aid the design
of better
treatments with fewer
side -
effects.
«But given the significant
side -
effects previously associated
with treating the disease, notably fatigue and neuropsychiatric
side effects, we were interested in looking at the impact
of new
treatments on patients» ability to work, and in a broader sense, how this
effects employers and overall economies.»
«To date, the most effective
treatment for depression remains electroconvulsive therapy, but it comes along
with a lot
of side -
effects,» Dzirasa said.