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Charles Bankhead

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Charles Bankhead

Charles Bankhead is senior editor for oncology and also covers urology, dermatology, and ophthalmology. His career spans more than 30 years, including a decade with Medical World News, a leading medical trade magazine of its time. He had a long and successful freelance career before joining 麻豆传媒 in 2007. Charles graduated with honors from Texas Tech University, receiving a BA in journalism, and completed a master's degree in mass communication, with specialization in health communication, also at Texas Tech.

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Prolia Linked to Serious Skin Side Effects

RALEIGH, N.C. -- More than 40 serious cutaneous adverse events linked to the osteoporosis formulation of denosumab (Prolia) were discovered in a review of FDA records, investigators reported here.

New Drug for ED Wins FDA Approval

WASHINGTON -- The PDE-5 inhibitor class of drugs for erectile dysfunction gained its first new member in a decade with the FDA approval of avanafil (Stendra).

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Extreme Obesity Adds More Risk in Hysterectomy

AUSTIN, Texas -- Increasingly severe obesity drives up complication rates after hysterectomy, and outcomes continually worsen with rising body mass index, according to results from a study reported here.

In Cocaine Users Think About Levamisole

HOUSTON -- Half of a group of cocaine users tested positive for levamisole, a potentially hazardous veterinary drug that cocaine dealers often use to prepare street product, investigators reported here.

Early VTE Therapy OK After Brain Bleed

HOUSTON --The risk of re-bleeding after intracranial hemorrhage did not increase when patients received early prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE), a retrospective review showed.

Muscle Massage Rubs Out Inflammation

Heavily stressed muscles responded to massage therapy with a variety of biologic changes associated with reduced inflammation, analysis of tissue specimens showed.

Oral Shield Cuts Radiation to Normal Tissue

PHOENIX -- Patients with head and neck cancer had substantial sparing of oral mucosa when they used custom-made dental stents to shield normal tissue from radiation therapy, data from a small clinical series showed.

Jaw Necrosis Common after Radiation for Oral Cancer

PHOENIX -- Osteoradionecrosis of the jaw occurred more than twice as often in patients treated for oral cancer as reported in the literature, according to a population-based study.

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