Colchicine: the good, the bad, the ugly, and how to minimise the risks - Stamp LK, Horsley C, Karu LT, Dalbeth N, Barclay M.
Colchicine has an important role in managing various conditions, including gout, familial Mediterranean fever, amyloidosis, Behcet's syndrome, recurrent pericarditis, and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. The adverse effect profile of colchicine is... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
What Are Some Radiographic Signs of Congenital Heart Disease?
Discussion
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return causes snowman sign on a chest x-ray. The pulmonary veins fail to connect normally to the left atrium. Alternate pathways direct flow to the right atrium and then across an atrial communication. The admixture of blood at the atrial level and the right to left atrial shunt result in the cyanosis. It may present at birth because of obstruction to the pulmonary veins.
“Characteristic heart shapes in patients with congenital heart disease are often due to long standing hemodynamic changes and are therefore less commonly seen today on [chest x-ray] because patients with c...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Promising Early Results for Goflikicept in Pericarditis Promising Early Results for Goflikicept in Pericarditis
The novel IL-1 inhibitor goflikicept is effective and relatively safe in idiopathic recurrent pericarditis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - June 26, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
COVID Vaccines Safe for Young Children, Study Finds COVID Vaccines Safe for Young Children, Study Finds
Kids younger than age 5 years experience no increased risk for complications like myocarditis, pericarditis, and seizures following vaccination.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 6, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Pfizer: Don't Bank On mRNA Vaccines
This report assesses Pfizer's (NYSE:PFE) pre-clinical data, and was available to…#pfizer #pfe #davedenton #cfo #angelalukin #fda #australian #pericarditis #mrna #lancet (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Regulatory approval of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19, MHRA (updated 6th December 2022)
Product information has been added for a new presentation of the vaccine for use in children aged 6 months to 4 years.
6 December 2022Product information has been added for a new presentation of the vaccine for use in those aged 6 months to 4 years.
9 November 2022Comirnaty 10 micrograms concentrate for dispersion for injection (one of the licensed Comirnaty vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNTech) has b een approved for use as a booster for 5- to 11-year-olds. There has also been an update to the product information for the Comirnaty vaccines on myocarditis and pericarditis after a third dose and in the age group 5-...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Safety of the fourth COVID-19 BNT162b2 mRNA (second booster) vaccine: a prospective and retrospective cohort study
Prospective study (n=4,698) found 2nd booster induced significant changes in heart rate levels, with a peak day 2 and return to baseline by day 6. Retrospective study (n=250,000) found no association with 2nd booster and 25 events, incl no events of myocarditis or pericarditis. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Myocarditis Up After Second Dose of mRNA-1273 Versus BNT162b2
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 -- The rates of myocarditis and pericarditis are increased after receipt of the second dose of mRNA-1273 versus BNT162b2, according to a study published in the Nov. 15 issue of the Journal of the American College of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Moderna vaccine linked to 'threefold' higher risk of heart inflammation compared to Pfizer
Cases of myocarditis and pericarditis were higher with the Moderna vaccine in both males and females between the ages 18 and 39, according to new research. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Tied to Higher Risk for Myocarditis, Pericarditis
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 -- A higher incidence of myocarditis or pericarditis occurs after COVID-19 vaccination, according to a review published online Sept. 25 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Juan Gao, from Anhui Medical University in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Heart Risks of Early Menopause; Criss-Cross TAVR; Cardiac Remodeling at 16,732 Ft
(MedPage Today) -- Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine needs to carry warnings about myocarditis and pericarditis as potential side effects, European regulators said. (Reuters)
Women with premature menopause in their 30s and 40s were at increased risk... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 10, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Incidence, risk factors, natural history, and hypothesised mechanisms of myocarditis and pericarditis following covid-19 vaccination: living evidence syntheses and review, BMJ (Published 13th July 2022)
Review (46 studies) found adolescent& young adult men at highest risk of myocarditis (MC) after mRNA vaccination; use of Pfizer over Moderna vaccine& waiting>30days between doses might be preferred for this population. A clinical course of mRNA related MC appeared to be benign (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Recommends the Emergency Authorization of Moderna ’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 6 to 17
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) advisory committee voted unanimously on June 14 to recommend the emergency-use authorization (EUA) of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages six to 17 years. If it’s also recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Moderna’s will be the second COVID-19 vaccine available to this age group. (The FDA and CDC previously issued an EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in October 2021 for children five years and older.)
Because the company submitted data that broke down the children into two age groups—from six to 11...
Source: TIME: Health - June 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Moderna's Covid vaccine more likely to trigger heart inflammation in young and middle-aged men
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found two doses of the largely U.S.-funded shot led to myocarditis and pericarditis in 97.3 cases per million jabs among men aged 18 to 39. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Increased risk of myocarditis or pericarditis following Covid vaccination finds new study
ALTHOUGH the Covid vaccine offers plentiful important benefits, some studies suggest it's also connected to possible side effects just like any medication. Now, new research has linked two heart problems to the jab. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
