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200 percent increase in cardiovascular medication costs to $5 billion in Canada
Jul 06, 2009 |
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The number of prescriptions in Canada for cardiovascular medications has been increasing over the past decade, with a 200% increase in costs, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). In 2006, tota ...
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New research suggests common anti-seizure medications may increase risk of cardiovascular problems
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 18, 2009 |
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An important clinical repercussion in the treatment of epilepsy has been discovered by a research team led by Scott Mintzer, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy ...
Blood pressure lowering drugs should not be limited to people with high blood pressure
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Blood pressure lowering drugs should be offered to anyone old enough to be at risk of a heart attack or stroke, regardless of their blood pressure, according to the largest analysis of blood pressure trials ...
Class of diabetes drugs carries significant cardiovascular risks
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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A class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may make heart failure worse, according to an editorial published online in Heart Wednesday by two Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty members.
‘Designer molecules’ being developed to fight disease
Jun 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester are developing a new way to make protein based drugs with potential applications in stroke, vascular inflammation, blood ...
Biomarkers' ability to improve prediction of cardiovascular risk is modest
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Measurement of known biomarkers of cardiovascular disease slightly improves the ability to predict future heart attack or stroke in healthy individuals, but not enough to change preventive therapies. The study led by investigators ...
6.5 million more patients might benefit from statins to prevent heart attacks, strokes
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Millions more patients could benefit from taking statins, drugs typically used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, than current prescribing guidelines suggest, Johns Hopkins doctors report in a new study.
Long-term use of diabetes drugs by women significantly increases risk of fractures
Dec 10, 2008 |
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A group of drugs commonly used to treat diabetes can double the risk of bone fractures in women, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Wake Forest University.
Benefit of aspirin for healthy people is uncertain
May 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has shown that, while taking aspirin is beneficial in preventing heart attacks and strokes among people with established cardiovascular disease (secondary prevention), its benefits ...
Anti-cancer drug prevents, reverses cardiovascular damage in mouse model of premature aging disorder
Oct 07, 2008 |
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An experimental anti-cancer drug can prevent -- and even reverse -- potentially fatal cardiovascular damage in a mouse model of progeria, a rare genetic disorder that causes the most dramatic form of human premature aging, ...
What makes the heart 'tick-tock'
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Dec 02, 2008 |
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Researchers have new evidence to show that the heart beats to its own drummer, according to a report in the December issue of the journal Cell Metabolism. They've uncovered some of the molecular circuitry within the cardio ...
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