While anyone can develop skin cancer, regardless of age, race or gender, certain groups of people have a higher risk of getting the disease than others. Because organ transplant patients must take medication to suppress their immune system, they are among those with an increased risk — and the skin cancers that develop in these… Continue reading Organ Transplant Patients Have Increased Skin Cancer Risk
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Grapefruit + Some Medicines Don’t Mix: Is Your Rx on the List?
From the experts at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a comprehensive explanation of why grapefruit isn’t right for you if you’re taking certain medicines Grapefruit juice and the actual grapefruit can be part of a healthy diet. Grapefruit has vitamin C and potassium—nutrients your body needs to work properly. But it isn’t good for… Continue reading Grapefruit + Some Medicines Don’t Mix: Is Your Rx on the List?
Generic Transplant Drugs as Good as Brand Name
A University of Cincinnati (UC)-led research team has found that generic formulations of tacrolimus, a drug used post-transplant to lower the risk of organ rejection, are just as good as the name-brand version. The findings were presented Sunday, May 3rd 2105 at the American Transplant Congress annual meeting in Philadelphia by lead investigator Rita Alloway,… Continue reading Generic Transplant Drugs as Good as Brand Name