Enzalutamide is used to treat metastatic (cancer that has spread) prostate cancer. It works to stop the growth of cancer cells by…
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Xylon 10 (see Ibuprofen/Hydrocodone (By mouth))
by explainingmedicine June 8, 2016Hydrocodone and ibuprofen combination is used to relieve acute pain. This medicine should only be used for short periods of time, usually…
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Uridine triacetate is also used as an emergency treatment for patients who had an overdose of the cancer medicines fluorouracil or capecitabine,…
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AllergiesAsthmaConditionsNews
30% Of Prescribed Antibiotics Aren’t Necessary, Study Finds
by explainingmedicine June 8, 2016(Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images) A little more than a year ago, the White House set an ambitious new goal for the country: Cut the unnecessary use of antibiotics in outpatient settings in half by 2020. There was one problem. Even though health officials have warned for decades about how the overuse of antibiotics […]
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CancerNews
Scientists Say They Hope To Create A Human Genome In The Lab
by explainingmedicine June 8, 2016A group of scientists say they want work toward being able to create a synthetic version of the entire human genetic code in the laboratory. Their hope is that a complete set of synthetic human DNA, known as a genome, could someday lead to important medical breakthroughs. “We just had a revolution in our ability […]
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CholesterolHeartMedicationsNews
Guess Which Woman Is Having A Heart Attack (Hint: You Can’t)
by explainingmedicine June 8, 2016Three months ago I had a heart attack. And since the symptoms of a heart attack are different for women, and since the kind I had can strike young people with no markers of heart disease, I’ve decided to tell my story. And because I love to name drop, I’ll do some of that along […]
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Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma’s Toll On Black Children
by explainingmedicine June 8, 2016Zunika Crenshaw cringes as a tire swing whips her children around in circles just a little too fast. It’s a sunny afternoon in the park, in Pleasanton, Calif. As her children play, she keeps a close watch on their breathing. She says asthma is in her genes. “You have a family, a person who has […]