whether antibiotics increase the risk of breast cancer

March 2004

There's a lot of talk about the new JAMA study questioning whether antibiotics increase the risk of breast cancer.

Breast cancer seems to occur more often in women who frequently use antibiotics...more than 500 days over 17 years.

This applies to all types of antibiotics.

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Table of Contents

Counterfeit drugs are now a much bigger problem
best approach for treating patients with signs of worsening asthma
Less than HALF of the people carrying epinephrine auto-injectors know when or how to use them properly
Zicam (zinc nasal gel) causes loss of smell
potential interaction between warfarin and glucosamine-chondroitin supplements (Cosamin DS, etc)
new guidelines for monitoring patients on atypical antipsychotics
watch for metabolic acidosis in patients taking Topamax (topiramate)
Infectious Diseases best time to give varicella vaccine
Infectious Diseases Bird flu is causing quite a flap
Hematology & Oncology whether antibiotics increase the risk of breast cancer
Hematology & Oncology two new biotech drugs for colorectal cancer
Dermatology antifungal cream will soon hit the market called Ertaczo (er-TACS-oh)
Ophthalmology what to use for allergic conjunctivitis
Osteoporosis strontium for bone loss
Women's Health heart disease should be treated in WOMEN just as aggressively as it's treated in MEN