by Liz Murphy, Massachusetts General Hospital Carcinogen-exposed cancer cells transform that nature of tumor-infiltrating macrophages from immunosuppressive (left) to immune activating agents (right), rendering the cancer immunogenic. Green color highlights macrophages and purple color is an immunosuppressive mark on macrophages. Credit: Dr. Mei Huang.While carcinogens are widely known to be perpetrators of cancer, a new study...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – RIVERSIDE IMAGE: COVID-19 MASK HANGING FROM REARVIEW MIRROR COULD SERVE DOUBLE DUTY TO PROTECT COMMUTERS FROM AIRBORNE FLAME RETARDANTS COMING FROM CAR SEATS. CREDIT: IVAN RADIC It is unlikely that a cancer-causing chemical inside your car can be dusted or wiped way, according to new UC Riverside research. This finding has...
By ED SILVERMAN @PharmalotSEPTEMBER 13, 2019 Regulators in the U.S. and Europe are investigating why traces of a possible carcinogen were found in certain heartburn drugs, including Zantac, more than a year after the same impurity was found in some blood pressure pills, a revelation that has raised questions about the safety of the pharmaceutical...
A generic drug company has recalled three commonly prescribed blood pressure medications over concerns they could include small amounts of a cancer-causing impurity. The recalled drugs all include the blood-pressure medication valsartan, the subject of a series of recalls by several drug companies since July. (Photo: Story Blocks) The generic drug company Mylan Pharmaceuticals recalled 104...
