According to new research, acetaminophen (more commonly known as Tylenol) may relieve not only physical aches and pains but also the pain of hurt feelings and rejection. In one study of college students, scientists found that those who were given acetaminophen reported fewer hurt feelings and social pain than those who were given a placebo. And in a second study, researchers found that participants who took the over-the-counter pain reliever while playing a computer game designed to cause...
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I wrote about CYP2D6, which refers to a gene that codes for a biologic molecule involved in the breakdown of tamoxifen, about a year ago. ... Read more »
Tamoxifen (or nolvadex) is a drug commonly prescribed to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer, but a common side effect of the... Read more »
The blogwaves were buzzing recently with the news that tamoxifen (nolvadex), the once (and perhaps future) king of breast cancer prevention... Read more »
Research on the possibility of a drug interaction between tamoxifen (nolvadex) and serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - a class of... Read more »
A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling 60,912 bottles of Extra Strength Tylenol caplets after detecting and receiving... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and McNeil Consumer Healthcare have announced a nationwide recall of all lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet... Read more »
Statistics show that many breast cancer survivors take antidepressants to help control the hot flashes brought on by the use of the drug tamoxifen, a... Read more »
A breast cancer patient asks Dr. Mitchell Hecht if her antidepressant will interfere with the drug tamoxifen. According to Dr. H, SSRI drugs like... Read more »
Very few women who do not have a family history of breast cancer use Tamoxifen as a preventive medication, a new study has found. Researchers say the... Read more »