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Metamizole: EMA wants to reduce the risk of agranulocytosis

Metamizole: EMA wants to reduce the risk of agranulocytosis

11 September, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

Amsterdam – Reports of agranulocytosis have prompted the Pharmacovigilance Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to update the product information for painkillers containing the active ingredient metamizole. The reason was an application from

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Cleaner air, but same risk of death

Cleaner air, but same risk of death

6 September, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

medicine Thursday, September 5, 2024 Geneva – Decreasing concentrations of pollutants in the air do not automatically lead to a lower risk of death. This is the result of an international study led by the

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Even low alcohol consumption could increase risk of death

Even low alcohol consumption could increase risk of death

29 August, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

medicine Thursday, August 29, 2024 Madrid – Low alcohol consumption, which is currently considered harmless and perhaps even beneficial for health, was associated with an increase in the risk of overall death and cancer mortality

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Generics make statins cost-effective from 10-year risk

Generics make statins cost-effective from 10-year risk

29 August, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

medicine Thursday, August 29, 2024 Frankfurt am Main – The significant drop in prices since the introduction of generics has improved the cost-effectiveness of statin therapy. According to a study in medRXiv (2024; DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.14.24311999),

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Even small amounts of alcohol increase the risk of disease

Even small amounts of alcohol increase the risk of disease

19 August, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

/5ph, stock.adobe.com Bonn There is no risk-free amount for safe consumption of alcohol. Even small amounts can increase the risk of various diseases and thus endanger health. This is the conclusion reached by the German

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Vaping could increase smokers' lung cancer risk...

Vaping could increase smokers’ lung cancer risk…

6 August, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

medicine Monday, August 5, 2024 Columbus/Ohio – Smokers who consumed e-cigarettes in addition to tobacco cigarettes had a four-fold higher risk of lung cancer than smokers alone in a case-control study. The results published in

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EMA examines agranulocytosis risk of metamizole

EMA examines agranulocytosis risk of metamizole

31 July, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

medicine Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Amsterdam The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is reviewing the safety of drugs that contain the painkiller metamizole (Novaminsulfon). There are fears that the existing measures to reduce the risk of

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