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Doctors not to accept gifts from drug companies

...prescribe medications that may not be in patients' best interests. "Overall they spend billions of dollars trying to influence physicians prescribing behavior, and it works," said Dr. John Lantos, associate director of the University of Chicago's MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. "We're attempt...

New therapy better at increasing bone density

...achieved with single-medication therapy. It may be best for women who still lose bone on a single drug, or who present with multiple fractures....

Wonder drug - could end in disaster

...itors). This class of drugs of which Prozac is the best known were hailed as "wonder drugs" when they first hit the market in the 1980's.//hey act to modify levels of serotonin, an important brain chemical messenger generally thought to be associated with mood and feelings of pleasure. Prozac is known as...

Pollution could be a risk

... the air exchange regions. Prof Dockery said the best way to avoid was outdoor activity on hot, hazy days."If a person exercises outside, the increased respiratory activity also increases the dose of PM2.5," he said....

Medicis Pharmaceutical company enters pediatric market

...ntered into this arrangement as it provides us the best opportunity to transfer the mission of Ascent to a strong and innovative organization, which can provide the pediatric community with creative and valuable products. " Ascent's portfolio of specialty pharmaceutical pediatric products currently incl...

Wake-up call for peripheral artery disease

... plaque - which cause coronary artery disease. The best way of treating it is very simple - keep walking. ... though walking is painful to start with, it's the best way of easing the pain and fatigue in their leg and arm muscles....

Angiotensin-II-receptor blockers - Treat kidney failure

...d disease could benefit, although the treatment is best started early on. A final study of irbesartan on diabetic patients with early signs of kidney disease showed the condition was less likely to progress than in similar patients on placebo. The trials offer new hope to people with diabetes, for there h...

Stop smoking and reduce weight

...ntions for weight-concerned women assumed that the best approach to fostering smoking cessation was to hel...o allay their concerns about weight gain fared the best in terms of preventing weight gain. At one-year follow-up after treatment, they had gained less weig...

Generic drug costs remain shackled

...next year as the european government considers how best to supply the NHS. In 1999, a severe shortage of n...ain in force until a decision had been made on how best to supply generic medicines cost-effectively to the NHS. A spokesperson for the British Generic Manu...

All the more bad

...what your age."Giving up smoking has got to be the best thing you can do for your health." "Carbon monoxide and nicotine are well proven to be damaging to the heart and circulation. Perhaps more studies into paraoxonase will reveal further evidence that cigarettes are a danger that sends our hearts' hea...

Depression disturbs heart rate

...wing a heart attack, if the patient is to have the best possible chance of survival....

Smoking Delays Pregnancy

...on as the most effective means of quitting and the best means of harm reduction. The risks of smoking during pregnancy are well documented, including higher infant mortality, the increased risk of the baby developing serious respiratory infection, and lower birth weights. Many women may not know that quit...

Borderline blood pressure- possible health risk

It is best to keep blood pressure at normal (120/80 mmHg). Better still, there is a benefit in keeping blood pressure as low as possible.High blood pressure is generally defined as a reading above 140/90 mm Hg and, if untreated, it raises the risk of stroke an...

Shapely sperm-a valuable indicator of fertility

According to a study, shapely sperm is the best indicator of a man's fertility, that rewrites the standards for analyzing semen samples. According to Dr. Dav Guzhik, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Cleavland, every treatment for infertility depends upon first establishi...

Breakfast improves memory

...ruit, or a couple of slices of toast, might be the best breakfast for your body and your mind....

Protein signals need for heart surgery

...t damage can be such a useful tool to pick out the best treatment for our patients," he said. The three-year study included 2,220 patients who arrived at hospitals suffering from unstable angina or chest pains caused by an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart. The study found that mortality rates we...

How do patients benefit of clinical trials

... doctors have a conflict of interest they want the best for their current patients, but they also have the interests of future patients at heart....

Cut down on fries

... common form of throat, or oesophageal, cancer.The best way to reduce the incidence of cancer is to begin the day with a light breakfast such as cereal or fruit. Cancer of the oesophagus - the food pipe connecting the stomach with the upper throat - affects approximately 11,000 people every year. Drink...

A new treatment for liver cancer

...cancer cells. The treatment has been found to work best with colorectal or gastrointestinal tumours, and less well with larger liver tumours or those involving the bile duct. An exciting development is that the researchers have found they can dramatically decrease side effects by better targetting of th...

TV drug commercials prompt prescriptions

...ourage viewers to believe they know what drugs are best for them -- pressuring their doctors unnecessarily. Drug ads may drive up health care costs and drug company profits, but the drugs people get may also make them healthier....

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