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.

It has women worried.

But experts across the U.S. and Canada tell us they're skeptical.

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Table of Contents

pharmacists will be providing pharmaceutical care
Infectious Diseases Valtrex for decreasing heterosexual transmission of genital herpes
Infectious Diseases best time to give varicella vaccine
Adderall XR, the new once-daily capsule for ADHD
new guidelines for monitoring patients on atypical antipsychotics
Less than HALF of the people carrying epinephrine auto-injectors know when or how to use them properly
Women's Health heart disease should be treated in WOMEN just as aggressively as it's treated in MEN
Ophthalmology confusion between Acular and the new Acular LS eyedrops
Ophthalmology what to use for allergic conjunctivitis
The FDA and Health Canada are forcing manufacturers to get away from ephedra
potential interaction between warfarin and glucosamine-chondroitin supplements
Hematology & Oncology two new biotech drugs for colorectal cancer, Avastin and Erbitux
Hematology & Oncology whether antibiotics increase the risk of breast cancer
Osteoporosis strontium for bone loss
Bird flu is causing quite a flap