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If Cheaper is Better to Treat Hypertension Then Why Aren't More Patients Prescribed Low Cost Diuretics
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Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An independent study comparing a low cost diuretic to ACE inhibitors, calcium blockers and alpha blockers for the treatment of high blood pressure and hypertension was sponsored by the National Heart, Lung ...
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Certain combined medications following heart attack may increase risk of death
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Mar 03, 2009 |
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Following an acute coronary syndrome such as a heart attack or unstable angina, patients who receive a medication to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding that may be associated with the use of the antiplatelet drug ...
More pills, less quality of life for kidney patients
May 07, 2009 |
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The more pills a dialysis patients takes, the worse their health-related quality of life, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findin ...
New research suggests common anti-seizure medications may increase risk of cardiovascular problems
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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 ...
Study highlights lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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In a new study to asses patient awareness of medications prescribed during a hospital visit, 44% of patients believed they were receiving a medication they were not, and 96% were unable to recall the name of at least one ...
'Difficult-to-treat asthma' may be due to difficult-to-treat patients
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Difficult-to-treat asthma often may have more to do with patients who do not take their medication as instructed than ineffective medication, according to researchers in Northern Ireland.
Exercise Underutilized for Chronic Back and Neck Pain
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Exercise is commonly used to improve physical function, decrease symptoms and minimize disability caused by chronic low back or neck pain. Numerous randomized trials and clinical practice guidelines have ...
Antibiotic prescribing should be standardized across Europe to help tackle resistance
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory illnesses should be standardised across Europe to help reduce inappropriate prescribing and resistance, say experts in a study published on bmj.com today.
Low-income breast cancer patients skipping hormonal therapy, increasing their risks
May 18, 2009 |
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Many low-income women are failing to take the hormonal therapy prescribed as part of their breast cancer treatment, possibly lowering their survival rates, according to a study led by a researcher in the Duke Comprehensive ...
Kidney disease affects response to blood thinner
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Patients with reduced kidney function require lower doses of the anticoagulant drug warfarin, and may need closer monitoring to avoid serious bleeding complications, suggests a study in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of ...
Drug for urination difficulties linked with complications after cataract surgery
May 19, 2009 |
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Use of the medication tamsulosin to treat male urination difficulties within two weeks of cataract surgery is associated with an increased risk of serious postoperative ophthalmic adverse events such as retinal detachment ...
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