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Common Medication Errors in Children

...livery process. The medications involved are those commonly used in pediatric critical care, including many with potentially severe effects when misused. Thus researchers feel that pediatric intensive care unit patient safety efforts that focus on medication delivery are needed. ...

Antibiotics Overload For Kids Questioned

...mon bacterial illness in children and the one most commonly treated with antibiotics.// Millions of children may be getting treated unnecessarily with antibiotics for ear infections. Children who are given antibiotics when they don’t need them may build up antibiotic resistance, which could keep them from re...

Latest Tumor Classification More Informative

...e a unique position within the classification. The commonly used tumor classifications list tumors by the body site of origin. However, every organ contains connective tissue, vessels, and lymphoid tissue. When you start to list the tumors that can occur in an organ, you find that every organ can develop many...

New Treatment To Raise Good Cholesterol

...es of patients at risk for heart disease. They are commonly used to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol. One potential therapeutic target is a low level of good cholesterol. In fact, a low level of good cholesterol is the most common abnormality observed in patients with known coronary he...

Fish Found To Improve Fetal Growth

...enjoy the healthy benefits of it. Some of the most commonly eaten fish that are low in mercury include shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon and catfish. ...

The Usage Of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Questioned

... people. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are commonly given // to older people to relieve arthritis symptoms. The problem is these drugs are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal problems. A specialized group of NSAIDs called COX-2 inhibitors have fewer GI problems, but have been associa...

Hope For Patients With Lung Cancer

... standard therapy. Rash and diarrhea were the most commonly reported side effects....

Homocysteine The Cause Of Depression In Patients With Parkinson's

...vels because the metabolism // of levodopa, a drug commonly used to treat the disease, produces the amino acid. New research has shown that patients with Parkinson’s disease who have high levels of homocysteine are more likely to be depressed and have worse cognitive functioning than other patients who have ...

Preventing Prostate Cancer

...preventing prostate cancer. In smaller doses, it’s commonly known as Propecia for baldness. It works by stopping testosterone’s conversion to DHT -- a more active form of the hormone. It is known that prostate cancer is a hormone-dependent cancer. DHT is more active and more potent in prostate cancer developm...

Drug Found To Bring Relief For Individuals With Early Parkinson’

...7 trials that compared MAOBIs to a placebo and the commonly prescribed Parkinson’s drug levodopa (Dopar or Larodopa). Results show MAOBIs, like selegiline, reduced disability and movement problems without posing significant side effects. Patients who took MAOBIs also required less levodopa than those on place...

Side Effects Of Some Common Drugs

Drugs commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure and other conditions, such as congestive heart failure and diabetes, may cause // angioedema, a condition characterized by the swelling of the lip and tongue say researchers based on findings of a recent study....

New Drug Found To Benefit Patients With Osteoarthritis

...bitor lumiracoxib compared to the NSAIDs naproxen, commonly known as Aleve, and ibuprofen. The study included 18,325 osteoarthritis patients who were randomized to receive lumiracoxib, naproxen or ibuprofen for one year. Results show the risk of ulcer complications was reduced among patients on lumiracoxib ...

Heart Drug Also Effective In Preventing Specific Causes Of Death

A drug commonly prescribed for people with high blood pressure and heart failure may also benefit those with other conditions that put them at higher risk for heart attacks and stroke. Researchers conducted a study among // about 9,000 men and women from the Hear...

Prevention Of Prostate Cancer

...preventing prostate cancer. In smaller doses, it’s commonly known as Propecia for baldness. It works by stopping testosterone’s conversion to DHT -- a more active form of the hormone. It is known that prostate cancer is a hormone-dependent cancer. DHT is more active and more potent in prostate cancer developm...

The Dangers Of Prescribing Antibiotics

Erythromycin is a commonly used antibiotic, but new research suggests it coul...rythromycin or amoxicillin. Amoxicillin is another commonly used antibiotic, but does not have the same effect on the heart as erythromycin. The rate of sudden...

Fixing the way to a Man’s Heart

...ercise lead to a build up of high cholesterol is a commonly known phenomenon. However, one may seem healthy bu...l problems or they have coronary disease. Another commonly used method is using cardiac fingerprinting. It works on the principle of breaking down the cholest...

Analyzing The Side Effects Of Some Common Medications

...uced risk for // bone fractures. Beta-blockers are commonly used to treat high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, chest pain, and abnormal heart rhythms. Some heart attack patients also receive the drugs to prevent a second attack. Diuretics are used to remove excess water from the body. Researchers e...

The Link Between Obesity And Breast Cancer

...diagnosed with early-stage disease, which has more commonly cured, obese women more often developed metastatic [advanced] disease and more often died. In a 15-year study, researchers compared the outcome data of 2,010 obese, overweight, and normal-weight women with early-stage breast cancer treated with cons...

Treating Depression In Children Could Lead To Poor Bone Development

... bone mass and size in mice given fluoxetine, more commonly known as Prozac. Fluoxetine is the only prescription antidepressant currently approved by the FDA for children and adolescents. Other preliminary studies show the use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors, like fluoxetine, has been linked to in...

Treating Altitude Sickness With Viagra

Sildenafil, the drug more commonly known as Viagra, may help with more than just sexual problems. Researchers say // it can also ease the symptoms of altitude sickness. The finding could be significant because in severe cases, altitude sickness can cause dangerously high pulmonary art...

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