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Choose the correct hypertensive drug

...blood pressure medication should always ensure the best outcome for the patient. This should be taken care by the doctors in order to avoid the side effects relating to these drugs. Several different drugs lower blood pressure effectively.// According to researchers at Texas University it is necessary to ...

Coffee enhances memory

...esses. During the morning hours, memory is at its best in older adults compared to late afternoon.// For researchers at the University of Arizona have found that coffee can find out memory performance throughout the day. They had about 60-70 participants aged over 64 do a verbal learning test in the m...

Cure for blindness

...way to go, say the researchers, in working out how best to translate this research into humans. They hope they will be doing at least limited clinical trials in humans within the next three to four years....

The superior steroids

...involved in defending the body from allergens. For best results, experts generally recommend that you use either an inhaled steroid or an antihistamine on a continuous, long-term basis. But the researchers point out that most people tend to wait until symptoms appear before taking allergy medications. T...

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to challenge patents on drug

...ct, the marketing exclusivity on fluoxetine is the best thing to have happened to Dr Reddy’s in a very long time. The next generic drug which Dr Reddy’s hopes to launch in the US is Ciprofloxacin, on which Bayer AG has a patent till December 2003. Other generic drugs in Dr Reddy’s pipeline are Olanzapin...

Less sodium,less pressure

...mbined with the DASH diet. This combination worked best for all population groups in the study. Study participants on this regime experienced an average drop of 8.9 points in systolic pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) and 4.5 points in diastolic pressure (the lower number). Dr. Eva Ob...

Burden of lung disease

...th lung cancer will be dead within five years. The best chance they’ve got is surgical resection – for which the UK has one of the lowest rates. This may be because the UK has a relatively elderly population with lung cancer – risks of surgery are greater with age and associated conditions like heart dise...

Diet plays a role in kidney stones

...up. So people with a kidney stone problem would be best advised to reduce animal protein and salt but keep calcium intake normal....

Asprin aids in pregnancy

...ded to clarify the optimal dose of aspirin and the best time to start the drug in pregnancy....

Do gardening and be fit

A large US study has found gardening is the best form of exercise for maintaining healthy bones.The US study, by Dr Sara Fenn and colleagues at the University of Arkansas, looked at the health habits// of over 40,000 women, including more than 3,000 aged 50 years and older. Those in the 47 plus age...

Moderate alcohol consumption protects against dementia

...mer's or another form of dementia. Those who fared best were people who drank between one and three drinks a day. They had a 42 percent lower risk of developing dementia than the nondrinkers. Researchers suggested the blood-thinning and cholesterol-lowering properties of ethanol in alcohol may ward off ...

Focused Treatment For Childhood Cancer

... signature that may point to which therapies could best fight it.// Armed with targeted molecular treatments, doctors may be able to fight the disease without risking the side effects of prolonged and powerful radiation and chemotherapy at an early age. The latest research is a collaborative effort looki...

Relief to pregnant women using fertility drugs

...n breathe a sigh of relief. A new study offers the best evidence that the popular medications used to increase the number of eggs a woman produces in a single monthly cycle do not increase the risk of ovarian cancer. // The controversy over the link between fertility drugs and ovarian cancer developed ab...

GlaxoSmithKline To Cultivate Non-Smoking Environment

GlaxoSmithKline is putting its best foot forward in completing its social responsibility. The steps will also enable the company promote Zyban, its anti-smoking drug. Glaxo is aiding companies cultivate a non-smoking environment as part of its policy, along with providing teams to help...

To get the better of

...m from their partners than those that did not. The best way to get pregnant is to have a contemporary orgasm with your partner, scientists have ascertained. Dr Cathy, from the School of Psychology at Ohio University, studied 65 women with an average age of 32. //The women were asked to go to a clinic wit...

Why skin sags

...-ageing face creams if they continue to smoke. The best beauty treatment by far is to quit smoking....

OxyContin Abuse Continues To Rise

...g the powder.// Abuse of OxyContin, the nation's best selling prescription painkiller, began in Maine and Virginia, spread to Kentucky and West Virginia and moved into Ohio about two years ago. Narcotics and health officials now say that OxyContin has become the pill of choice for many addicts. OxyConti...

Drug Combo Works Better for children with ADHD, Tics

Drug Combo may be the best method for tackling a irksome duo: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined with a chronic twitching disorder. New research suggests that mixing// two of the most commonly prescribed drugs for ADHD is the most effective therapy for ki...

Prescription Drug Use Varies Widely Between States

Until now, your age and gender were among the best indicators of how you might use prescription drugs. With today's release of the first comprehensive state-by-state study of prescription drug use, where you live also can say a lot about which and how many medications you use. // According to the st...

Awakening call for fall prevention

...ven require the insertion of plates or screws. The best way to avoid all these complications is to do your utmost to prevent a fall from occurring....

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