beta carotene supplements DON'T prevent cancer or heart disease

February 1996

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Table of Contents

HUGE lawsuit against the drug manufacturers
beta carotene supplements DON'T prevent cancer or heart disease
One of the hottest HERBAL supplements these days is ginkgo
questions about DHEA for aging
Infectious Diseases new antibiotic called Cedax (ceftibuten)
Infectious Diseases Famvir (famciclovir) and Valtrex (valacyclovir) just got approved for treating recurrent episodes of genital herpes
Infectious Diseases prescribe BOTH ganciclovir (Cytovene) and foscarnet (Foscavir)
Infectious Diseases Synercid (quinupristin-dalfopristin) is now available for emergency use
Cardiology cholesterol-lowering drugs might increase the risk of cancer
new once-a-day antihistamine for allergies called Zyrtec (ZIR-tec, cetirizine)
new GENERIC albuterol inhalers
alerting health professionals that methylphenidate (Ritalin, etc) might be carcinogenic
Rilutek (riluzole) tablets, the first drug approved for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Hematology Oncology two new therapies for advanced breast cancer
Hematology Oncology Arimidex (ah-RIM-i-dex) is a brand-new drug
Hematology Oncology using Taxol (paclitaxel) as INITIAL therapy for advanced ovarian cancer
Dermatology Renova, Ortho's new form of Retin-A (tretinoin) for wrinkles
Anticonvulsants behavioral changes in some children taking the anticonvulsant Neurontin (gabapentin)
Anticonvulsants lots of confusion about when to test drug levels in patients taking anticonvulsants