Some individuals face an increased risk of severe distress, for instance, if they: Had experienced major mental health problems such as depression in the past Have other serious medical complications apart from cancer Face communication problems (for instance hearing problems or a different language) Are facing some kind of family or social problems Are younger [...]
Like any other treatment for cancer patients, chemotherapy can cause side effects that differ in severity depending on the individual patient and the potency of the treatment. Fortunately, there are options to ease many of these side effects. When suffering from pain, the patient can work on a plan to manage it with the doctor [...]
The American Public Health Association (APHA), the largest organization of public health workers and officials in the world, recently passed a resolution asking the US Congress to pass new laws banning asbestos and asbestos-containing materials. The proposed ban would include any importing or exporting of asbestos-laced substances, as well as the mining, manufacturing and sale [...]
The average drug takes eight years to develop and costs more than $800 million, according to a new study performed at the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development in Boston. Shift from traditional drug development to the most promising biopharmaceuticals developed via living cells, and that average cost skyrockets to $1.2 billion. As [...]
A spokesperson for Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY), one of the leading US pharmaceutical manufacturers, released a statement last week that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a fourth approval for the cancer drug ALIMTA to be used as an upkeep therapy for locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). [...]