|
Drug rash due to levamisole
|
Sir,
Levamisole, a commonly used anti-helminthic, has been found to have microfilaricidal, immunostimulant and immunomodulator activities. Its side effects include nausea and vomiting, metallic taste, diarrhea, malaise, insomnia, sensory stimulation, hyperallergic state, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, fatigue and fever. Prolonged use of this drug may cause agranulocytosis,[1],[2] cutaneous necrosis, vasculitis,[3],[4] ataxia,[5] purpura involving the ear,[6] thrombocytopenia[7] a...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
|
|
Drug rash due to levamisole
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
; Sir, Levamisole, a commonly used anti-helminthic, has been found to have microfilaricidal, immunostimulant and immunomodulator activities. Its side effects include nausea and vomiting, metallic taste, diarrhea, malaise, insomnia, sensory stimulation, hyperallergic state, dizziness, headache,
|
|
AIDS therapy from cheap generics.(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
; New Uses for Cheap, Well-Known Drugs A quintet of older drugs could make a cheap and safe alternative to current anti-HIV drug cocktails, claim Dr. Aldar Bourinbaiar and Dr. Vichai Jirathitikal of Immunitor Corporation in Thailand, which created the VI AIDS vaccine. In a paper published in Current
|
|
Case study: Effects on non-specific immunostimulation of prepartum mares on colostral quality and foal immune function
Professional Animal Scientist
; CASE STUDY: Effects of Non-Specific Immunostimulation of Prepartum Mares on Colostral Quality and Foal Immune Function1 Abstract Only a few reports exist in the literature concerning the types of leukocytes present in the colostrum and milk of mares. Recent studies in other farm animals suggest a
|
|
Immunomodulation Therapy in Children with Chronic Hepatitis B
Journal of the National Medical Association
; Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of HBsAg vaccine and levamisole on virological indicators in ; naive patients suffering from chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and in healthy carriers of hepatitis B. Method: Vaccination and treatment with levamisole were applied to 93 minor
|
|
Mayo doctor raps firm over cancer drug's price
Chicago Sun-Times
; SAN DIEGO A drug company was criticized Tuesday for charging 100 times more to treat humans than animals with the first effective medicine for colon cancer. Dr. Charles G. Moertel of the Mayo Clinic, who conducted a major study showing the drug's value, called the price difference "unconscionable."
|
|
Colon Cancer Drugs Cut Death Rate
The Washington Post
; A new drug treatment for advanced colon cancer patients who have had surgery has been shown to cut the death rate during the ensuing five years from 60 percent to 40 percent, according to a report in today's New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers said the treatment should now be
|
|
|
Colon cancer therapy lifts patient odds after surgery
Chicago Sun-Times
; BETHESDA, Md. The combination of a common anti-cancer drug and a treatment now licensed to deworm farm animals offers new hope to postsurgery colon cancer patients who otherwise may have little chance of survival, doctors said Monday. "Although this therapy does not cure all patients, it has
|
|
Drug duo takes on deadly colon cancer.
Science News
; Drug duo takes on deadly colon cancer A double drug treatment, given soon after surgery to patients with advanced colon cancer, shaves the risk of dying from cancer recurrence by one-third, according to two new reports. The therapy is the first significant advance to help people with late-stage
|
 "Info-Prod Research (Middle East)")
|
BOY WITH ENCEPHALITIS DIES
Info-Prod Research (Middle East)
; According to news.gov.hk: A three-year-old boy with encephalitis has died, the Centre for Health Protection says. He had an underlying medical condition ...
|
|
|
ANOTHER STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION CONFIRMED
Info-Prod Research (Middle East)
; Acxcording to news.gov.hk: the Centre for Health Protection has received a report of Streptococcus suis infection involving an 84- year-old man, bringing ...
|