Posts tagged “cancer risk”

FDA Wants More Trials On Weight Loss Drug-8614

February 25th, 2011
FDA Wants More Trials On Weight Loss Drug-8614

The Food and Drug Administration the powerful US Quango that controls the licensing of drugs, has ordered a pharmaceutical company to carry out more trials on a new weight loss drug it’s developing. Last October, the FDA rejected the drug Lorcaserin basing its decision on a possibility that the compound is a cancer risk. The […]

Study finds no link between cancer and IVF-8149

December 3rd, 2010
Study finds no link between cancer and IVF-8149

Women who are undergoing IVF will be relieved to hear that the results of a new study has found no link between their treatment and an increased risk of cancer. Previous studies had found some evidence of a link between the hormonal treatments used in IVF and breast and cervical cancer, but the most recent […]

Do dental X-rays increase the risk of cancer?-9259

November 29th, 2010
Do dental X-rays increase the risk of cancer?-9259

Parents have been left confused and concerned after a New York Times expose revealed the possible dangers associated with dental X-rays. The piece revealed that dentists across America were using old X-ray machines, which emit higher levels of radiation than newer digital models, which are becoming increasingly popular with orthodontists and other dental specialists. Recent […]

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