Doctors should stop prescribing antibiotics for the common cold, review advises
...lds. "Patients will get a quicker fix if they take decongestants such as pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)," he says. ...Hopkins scientists link immune response to 'ghost' parasites and severely congested sinuses
...y did so after standard therapy using antibiotics, decongestants and steroids had failed to stop their symptoms and keep their sinus inflammation from coming back. They also had nasal polyps, or tissue outgrowths resulting from the inflammation, which, Lane says, are particularly hard to treat. In the surgery...Drug Combinations May Boost Stroke Risk
...lude certain antidepressants, anti-migraine drugs, decongestants and diet pills. Ischemic strokes occur when a blockage or extreme narrowing of an artery cuts off part of the brain's blood supply. The reports' authors speculate that too many serotonin drugs could cause restricted blood flow to the brain. Antidepr...Risk Of Decongestants In Hypertensive Patients
...or compared to the risk of taking over-the-counter decongestants if you have high blood pressure. Though they are g... safe, many popular cold and flu medicines contain decongestants such as pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine, which doctors say may aggravate blood pressure problems./...FDA debates status of decongestant drugs
...at an ingredient commonly used in over-the-counter decongestants is unsafe, and it plans to recommend further revie...The problem is that the active ingredients in many decongestants can't target the blood vessels in the nose. Instead, they constrict blood vessels throughout your bo...Queensland Bans OTC Sales Of Cold And Flu Drugs
...nd law enforcement agencies." Under the rule nasal decongestants and cold and flu medications would be under scrutiny because other medications used for cold and flu do not contain pseudoephedrine. Robertson admitted that genuine patients would feel hassled by this new rule, but said it was needed to ensure that i...A Unique Technique To Visualize How The heart functions Developed
...used drugs, including the antibiotic erythromycin, decongestants that containing epinephrine and anti-depressants, can block potassium channels, any woman in her 30s and 40s can be at risk for drug-induced ventricular arrhythmias, and potentially, sudden cardiac deathDr. Salama explains that they're beginning to s...