C. diff is now believed to be the most common hospital-acquired
infection. It causes diarrhea, colitis, and other intestinal problems
that are sometimes severe enough to require surgery. And because C. diff
infections are most common in older patients, many of whom are already
sick, C. diff can be deadly.
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I think the average consumer would be surprised and probably even
shocked to realize that any new drug that hits the market comes with a
big question mark in the safety column.
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If you heard anything about this trial in the news, you probably
heard that researchers were very disappointed that niacin proved to be
useless in preventing cardiovascular events.
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To get a handle on the side effects situation, Indiana University
researchers examined thousands of labels for different drugs, and they
came up with some remarkable results...
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Lead author of the Taiwan study, Wen-Ben Chiou, had an "ah-ha!"
moment when he observed a friend pass on an organic meal and instead
choose an unhealthy meal simply because this friend had taken a
multivitamin that day.
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