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If Cheaper is Better to Treat Hypertension Then Why Aren't More Patients Prescribed Low Cost Diuretics
Medicine & Health / Medications
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 ...
Antipsychotic drugs double risk of death among Alzheimer's patients
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Jan 09, 2009 |
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New research into the effects of antipsychotic drugs commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's patients concludes that the medication nearly doubles risk of death over three years. The study, funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust, ...
'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 ...
USC dentist links Fosomax-type drugs to jaw necrosis
Jan 01, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University Of Southern California, School Of Dentistry release results of clinical data that links oral bisphosphonates to increased jaw necrosis. The study is among the first to acknowledge that even short-term ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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