We always monitor blood tests for the liver in people taking cholesterol medication. However, problems with the liver are actually very rare and almost never serious. In particular, the class of medications called statins have been associated with almost no liver problems, and so the medical community is now much less concerned about this possibility.

Many medications including the medication we use for nail fungus is metabolized in the liver. If you have liver problems or are taking another medication metabolized in the liver caution should be exhibited in their use. However if you are healthy and not taking a medication metabolized in the liver, one "pulse dose" (1 week) or two can have dramatic results.

Some medications, especially blood pressure medicine, can precipitate flushing, which can aggravate rosacea. People who are being treated for rosacea should let their dermatologists know about any medications they are taking.

Rochelle died of AIDS in the mid-1990s. According to Fried, when he was finishing Thing of Beauty "Rochelle had already moved home and was experiencing some AIDS-related dementia. But she asked me to say in the acknowledgments that she had liver cancer, not AIDS, so I did. Now that she is gone, I think it is important to be open about how she really died."

Some medicines you take for other health problems may cause erectile dysfunction as a side effect. These include some of the medicines used to treat high blood pressure, heart disease, allergies, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and ulcers. It is important to follow the advice of your doctor or healthcare professional and take your medicines as directed.

UV-A and UV-B rays have been known to cause intense damage to a person's eyes. Frequent exposure to damaging UV rays may be a factor of wet macular degeneration. We suggest shielding your eyes from excess sun exposure by wearing sunglasses that block out most UV rays. Check out our UV Rays Blocking Sunglasses!

There is a very small risk of getting cancer from this treatment. These cancers usually take more than 10 years to develop and occur in the region that was irradiated. Your greatest risk is dying from the cancer you have now; the chance that the radiation will help you is much, much greater than it will hurt you. Unfortunately, all treatments have side effects, and we are actively researching methods of decreasing those side effects.

No, testosterone treatments do NOT cause cancer of the prostate or of anything else for that matter. Prostate cancer occurs in older men with very low testosterone levels and is rare in younger men with high levels. But where prostate cancer already exists, giving testosterone in this situation might serve to accelerate its growth. This is why keeping a close eye on PSA is essential for any many on TRT.

This is a rare occurrence and usually seems to happen when treating sparse individual hairs or fine vellus hairs, and at lower settings. The affected areas are generally woman's faces or men's back/shoulders/upper arms. Laser hair removal works best on coarse dark hair. The technician should avoid sparse or vellus hairs, which are more effectively removed with electrolysis.

In a word....no. There is a large break in the hull on the starboard side, just forward of the bridge. This was caused by the buckling of the hull when the bow section slammed into the seabed. Some have claimed that this hole is the result of a coal dust explosion, and somewhat fancifully, is what sank the ship. The fire was extiguished long before the collision occurred, the hole is well above the waterline, and is not adjacent to a coal bunker.

There have been some studies that have shown a link between obesity (being overweight) and asthma, but there is not enough proof to say that being overweight will cause asthma. To learn more about obesity and asthma, click here. There is no cure for asthma, but there is a lot of research being done now in the areas of indoor and outdoor pollution, allergies, gene therapy, cell biology and chemistry, just to name a few.

Medication cannot be stopped once cholesterol levels come down. Cholesterol levels will quickly rise back to their original values unless there is a major dietary change or significant weight loss. The magnitude of such changes is rarely large enough to replace cholesterol lowering medications. Recent data has demonstrated that there are other beneficial effects of statin-type medications beyond the lowering of cholesterol.

The most common side affects are similar to those experienced during your menstrual cycle. These often include headaches, bloating, mood swings, hot flashes and breast tenderness. With some fertility medications you may experience a rash at the site where you administered the injectable medications. However, if this happens consult the fertility clinic you are cycling with to make sure that this is a common reaction for the medication you are taking.

This myth first appeared in the form of an e-mail circulated in the 1990's. I would agree with the The European Commission’s scientific committee on consumer products (SCCP), the corresponding body in the USA, and the leading cancer charities that there is no proven link between breast cancer and the use of antiperspirants or deodorants or any reason to suspect. The simple answer to this is no.

Yes. In 1990 fluoride was found to be an equivocal carcinogen by the National Cancer Institute Toxicology Program. Maurer, et. al.,"Fluoride an equivocal carcinogen. J.National Cancer Institute 82, 1118-26, 1990) In 1992 further studies by the New Jersey Department of Health confirmed a 6.9 fold increase in bone cancer in young males. Cohn, Perry D. Ph.D.

I think that it's very unlikely that microwaves cause cancer. Microwaves are not ionizing radiation--they don't directly damage chemical bonds. Instead, they heat materials, particularly those containing water. As a result, they may cause damage to proteins in the same way that cooking damages proteins (and hardens egg protein, for example). But while such protein damage can easily cause cell death, I wouldn't expect it to cause the genetic damage associated with cancer.

There is no convincing scientific evidence that the use of mobile phones can cause brain tumours or other cancers in humans. It is the consensus of the world wide scientific community that the low powered radio signals produced by a mobile phone do not have sufficient intrinsic energy to affect genetic material.

There’s no scientific or medical evidence to suggest that the use of antiperspirants causes breast cancer. Neither the American Cancer Society nor the National Cancer institute has recommendations against the use of antiperspirants. For more information, you can contact The American Cancer Society at http://www2.cancer.org. The ACS issued a statement clearly refuting the rumor. Also, you can visit the Aluminum Association at http://www.aluminum.

In a recently published clinical study*, both occasional and regular consumption of maltitol were compared to sucrose and neither was associated with severe digestive symptoms. However, some people may experience mild gastrointestinal symptoms when first consuming maltitol-containing foods or when eating several servings of the food per day. There is evidence that our systems can adapt to the intake of sugar alcohols, like maltitol, similar to the way we can adapt to increases in dietary fiber.

Serious side effects following vaccinations are extremely rare. Although all veterinary vaccines undergo thorough, independent evaluation of their safety, efficacy and quality, it is impossible to guarantee that any product will be safe and effective in every individual case. It must be remembered, though, that the very small risk of vaccine side effect is greatly outweighed by the benefit of protection against serious disease.

Alarmist newspapers have frightened many women from taking hormones their bodies made naturally all of their reproductive lives. The press screamed a 26% increase in breast cancer risk in the Women's Health Initiative study. What they did not say was that of 10,000 women taking Prempro, only eight more would develop breast cancer and only seven more would have heart attacks. Women, however, are no longer willing to accept any unnecessary risks nor should they.

We do not advocate the use of Poly-MVA or any other nutritional supplement as a treatment for any condition or disease; FDA regulations prohibit the making of any medical claims for dietary supplements. People may take Poly-MVA as a nutritional supplement while undergoing medical treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation for various conditions, because it helps to support and strengthen normal cellular function.

Although Metoprolol Succinate Extended-release Tablets are usually well tolerated, side effects can occur. Some of the most common side effects may be: Please refer to the Metoprolol Succinate Extended-release Tablets Product Insert Sheet for additional information.

Yes. Other studies have shown that there is an additional reduction in blood cholesterol over and above that found with your statin medication. However, you should always inform your physician of any contemplated addition to your therapy.

High cholesterol is very common. There are safe, effective medications for reducing high cholesterol. The most commonly used medications for reducing cholesterol are called statins. Two examples are Mevacor (Lovastatin) and Lipitor (Atorvastatin). These have relatively few side effects. The most common side effect is a mild elevation of liver enzymes, which are measured by a blood test. This side effect is rare and is eliminated by reducing or stopping the medication.

When a physician diagnoses liver cancer, the next step is to determine how far the cancer cells have spread (a process called staging). The National Cancer Institute defines the following stages for primary liver cancer:

Cancer that has spread from other areas in the body to the liver usually originated in the lung, breast, colon, pancreas, and stomach. Leukemia and other blood cancers sometimes also spread to the liver.

The exact cause of liver cancer is not known. Risk factors for primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) include: In many patients, liver tumors result from the spread (metastasis) of another cancer to the liver through the bloodstream. Most commonly, cancer occurring in the colon, rectum, breast, or kidney may spread to the liver. In this instance, these tumors are the primary source of the liver cancer.