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Expensive medicines can seem to create worse side-effects than cheaper alternatives, suggests a new study that looked at the nocebo effect of drugs. The opposite of the placebo effect, nocebo is the perception of negative side effects from a benign substance in a blind trial. CBC | Health News
A TEST for throat cancer patients with the human papillomavirus could find whether chemotherapy treatment will be effective. Daily Express :: Health Feed
BREAST cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and can have a number of symptoms. However experts believe a new treatment could now even limit side effects of therapy for patients. Daily Express :: Health Feed
STATINS are drugs prescribed to reduce cholesterol – and can help protect against stroke, heart disease, angina and heart attacks. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Almost one-third of new drugs approved by U.S. regulators over a decade ended up years later with warnings about unexpected, sometimes life-threatening side -effects or complications, a new analysis found. CBC | Health News
THE FORMER deputy chairman of the British Medical Association has questioned claims that there are no side-effects from statins, saying they left him with muscle pains so severe he needed MRI scans. Daily Express :: Health Feed
A paper published in the Lancet last week found that side-effects of muscle pain and weakness were not a result of statins but rather patients’ negative beliefs about the medication – known as the nocebo effect. However, Dr Kailash Chand said that he had suffered “crippling” muscle pains while taking the drugs. He questioned the […]
SCIATICA is caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve – the longest nerve in the body which runs from the back of the pelvis through the buttocks and down each leg to the feet. Daily Express :: Health Feed
A PROSTATE cancer test which can tell aggressive tumours from those which are less dangerous could prevent men having to undergo disabling treatment. Daily Express :: Health Feed
