They are thought to be fairly safe, although some experts have raised concerns about side-effects.
The creation of new organisms for agriculture and medicine could have unforeseen ecological side-effects, he suggests.
But detailed and accessible information about the side-effects of drugs is to everyone's advantage.
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Those side-effects, though, might be more bearable than the ones associated with iron seeding.
However, some of these can have unpleasant side-effects which cause people to stop taking their medication.
Patients need to take powerful immuno-suppressants which have side-effects and can themselves damage the body.
The ideal analgesic would provide localised pain relief in small doses with minimal side-effects.
She warned women not to take too many antioxidants - as this could have unknown side-effects.
Dr Stimson and Dr Ferro believe that their contraceptive, too, will have few side-effects.
Raising the general testosterone level, though, has unfortunate side-effects: weight gain, acne and irritability.
Price controls, even if laboriously tweaked, inevitably produce inefficiencies, reduce supply and cause bad side-effects.
However, she has suffered severe side-effects affecting her gall bladder, her kidneys and her memory.
The researchers say mambalgins tackle pain through a completely different route, which should produce few side-effects.
Tamoxifen is not suitable for every woman and can cause side-effects, like hot flushes.
Healy is a psychiatrist and author who has written extensively on the side-effects of psychiatric medications.
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Some surveys estimate that 140, 000 people a year die from the side-effects of prescribed drugs.
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But every dose, delivered in America, comes with a stern warning of its potential side-effects.
The estimate of hidden costs takes into account a variety of side-effects of coal production and use.
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The compound appears not to show any toxic side-effects, although much more safety testing will be needed.
Now the steroids have been withdrawn, America's economy remains impressive, but they are likely to leave side-effects.
Both of these substances have well-established conventions for their use, and these conventions limit their social side-effects.
The benefits of tight monetary policy are more doubtful, and the damaging side-effects of depreciation less severe.
The WSJ piece is only incidentally about the possible side-effects of a specific treatment for a particular ailment.
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This is just one example of how features designed to enhance safety and comfort can have unexpected side-effects.
Dr Sze said Onyx-015 may offer an effective way to treat the cancer without the side-effects of chemotherapy.
Modern HIV treatment is powerful, can consist of just one pill once-daily, and often causes only mild side-effects.
Some side-effects of NSAIDs, such as an increased risk of stomach bleeding have been known for a long time.
She also said much more testing was required to ensure that the patches were not associated with adverse side-effects.
These practical difficulties, let alone the dangerous side-effects, have received little attention in the renewed debate over capital controls.
The result is a much greater density of the gates, lower power consumption, faster switching and fewer quantum side-effects.
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