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Two thousand schoolgirls suffer suspected ill-effects from cervical cancer vaccine - Daily Telegraph 12th September 2009
Thousands of schoolgirls have suffered suspected adverse reactions to a controversial cervical cancer vaccine introduced by the Government.
Liverpool study reveals effects of drugs readmits patients - Liverpool Daily Post 7th September 2009
A LIVERPOOL study has shown that drug side effects cause one in five hospital patients to be readmitted within a year.
A study of 1,000 patients at Liverpool’s Royal Hospital found that 403 patients were back in hospital within a year.
Drug side-effects blamed for 20% of hospital readmissions - The Guardian 7th September 2009
One in five people who are re-admitted to hospital after having been sent home are suffering from the side-effects of the drugs they have been given, according to a study. Emma Davies, a research pharmacist at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS trust and colleagues analysed the records of 1,000 people treated at a large Liverpool hospital and found that 403 came back within a year of discharge.
Young cancer patients at risk of heart failure due to drugs - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
Hundreds of young cancer patients are at risk of developing potentially fatal heart failure later in life as some drug treatments damage the organ, experts warned.
Mixing my medicines nearly made me bleed to death - Daily Mail 1st September 2009
When Peter Birtles awoke in the night with a streaming nosebleed, he wasn't unduly alarmed. But when it was still pouring blood after more than half an hour, his wife Linda became concerned.
'Heartburn pills wrecked my life': How antacids can have serious side-effects - Daily Mail 7th July 2009
For 13 long years, Andrea MacArthur struggled to cope with increasing tiredness and apparently random muscle and nerve problems.
By last Christmas, she was crippled with exhaustion.
The muscles in her right leg had stopped working and withered; she'd lost control of her bowel and bladder, and lost her sense of balance, which meant she couldn't walk far without a cane.
Hundreds of deaths linked to schizophrenia drug clozapine - The Times 24th Marc 2009
Fifty people die each year and hundreds more suffer serious side-effects as the result of taking powerful tranquillisers prescribed by the NHS, The Times has learnt.
Data from the medicine watchdog’s own reporting scheme suggests that clozapine, a drug taken by schizophrenia patients, has been linked to 950 deaths since being licensed in 1990 — equivalent to nearly one fatality a week.
Paralysis, epilepsy and blurred vision: 1,300 girls have reaction to cervical cancer vaccine - Daily Mail 8th March 2009
More than 1,300 schoolgirls have experienced adverse reactions to the controversial cervical cancer jab.
Doctors have reported that girls aged just 12 and 13 have suffered paralysis, suffered convulsions and sight problems after being given the vaccine.
Viewpoint: The hidden (and painful) cost of statins - Daily Mail 27th January 2009
About a million Britons take statins to reduce their cholesterol - now American medics are suggesting at least 80 per cent of men over 50 and women over 60 should be prescribed them.
One expert who is far from convinced is Dr Andrew Bamji, a consultant in rheumatology and rehabilitation at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. He was on statins until things went horribly wrong...
Information about side effects: the top and bottom scoring hospital trusts - The Guardian 14th January 2009
Results from 2008 Healthcare Commission survey for trusts in England
Why won't our doctors face up to the dangers of radiotherapy? - Daily Mail 25th November 2008
It's a life-saver for thousands - but the side-effects can be devastating.
A year after he'd undergone treatment for cancer of the tonsils, Richard Wayman felt a painful tingling in his legs. Within weeks, the 59-year- old shopkeeper was struggling to walk. He was admitted to hospital, where doctors carried out scans, X-rays and tests.
Health news: Bad side effects that are a blessing, a bacteria to help the elderly and how to avoid gagging at the dentist - Daily Mail 17th November 2008
Health stories from around the world this week include how breast cancer patients who suffer bad side effects from drug treatment are less at risk of the disease recurring. Also a friendly bacteria that helps elderly immune systems and how you can stop 'gagging' during dental treatment.
High doses of statins cause high rates of side effects like muscle pain and weakness - Daily Mail 9th September 2008
High doses of the most commonly used statin have high rates of side-effects, a study has revealed.
The side-effects, such as muscle pain and weakness, occur when simvastatin is taken in 80mg doses.
Doctor, doctor: Dr Tom Smith on eating chocolate, the side effects of HRT and tendinitis - The Guardian 8th November 2008
I eat a lot of chocolate. I'm not fat, I exercise a lot, and I often eat the chocolate to keep up energy levels. What is the latest on chocolate and heart disease? Is it bad for you, or good, as some claim?
Beta-blockers can lead to heart attacks, strokes and heart failure, new research shows - Daily Mail 25th October 2008
Beta-blockers, once widely used to lower blood pressure, may actually lead to heart problems, researchers have warned.
The drugs work by slowing the heart rate and so reducing blood pressure - which has been shown to have beneficial effects on people who have had a heart attack or who have heart failure.
Ignored: the mentally ill killed by drugs that are meant to help them - The Independent on Sunday 5th October 2008
Campaigners plan to use World Mental Health Day to highlight discrimination within the medical profession against some of its most vulnerable patients.
Daniel Galvin died of a heart attack in August. He was six stone overweight and had high blood pressure; his hair was falling out and he was incapacitated by trembling legs. He was 29.
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