Recent Posts Tagged With 'drugs'

• Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 02:34 in drugs, child health, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

  (HealthDay News) -- Children who take medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may rarely experience some disturbing side effects, such as hallucinations.U.S. government experts reviewed clinical trials and post-marketing repor...

• Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies

  Posted on Monday December 22nd, 2008 at 06:09 in drugs

  (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery who are given multiple doses of steroids to help their fetus tend to give birth to low birth-weight babies with smaller head circumference, a new study found.A single dose of corticostero...

• Osteoporosis Drug Seems to Shrink Breast Tumors

  Posted on Saturday December 13th, 2008 at 04:28 in breast cancer, drugs

  (HealthDay News) -- Researchers continue to test the mettle of breakthrough breast cancer cancer drugs, three decades after tamoxifen changed the medical landscape by drastically reducing the risk of recurrences in women with estrogen receptor-positi...

• Drugs Show Potential for Weight Loss, But Hands Off Unless You’re Diabetic

  Posted on Wednesday September 17th, 2008 at 01:30 in diabetes, drugs

  By Sean KelleyA few years ago, when a new injectable drug—Byetta—showed promise helping type 2 diabetics control their blood sugar and lose weight, a funny thing happened: Non-diabetics began trying the drug (off-label) as a weight-loss solution....