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The Effectiveness Of NSAIDs Evaluated

...ng gastrointestinal bleeding, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and kidney failure, the investigators conclude the drugs should not be used for long-term pain relief. In conclusion researchers say NSAIDs can reduce short-term pain in osteoarthritis of the knee slightly better than placebo, but the...

Analyzing The Side Effects Of Some Common Medications

...rs 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 examined more than 30,000 patients with fractur...

Side Effects Of Some Common Drugs

... 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. AE is not only uncomfortable for patients, but can also lead to serious respirat...

The Success Rate Of Angioplasty In Female Patients Low

...ore complications while in the hospital, including congestive heart failure and bleeding. Researchers conclude saying that , the greater number of women in the advanced-age category and the higher prevalence of comorbid conditions in women played key roles in explaining the higher 30-day mortality rate in wome...

‘Protein’ Produced By Overstressed Heart Muscle a Strong Indicator Of Heart Diseae

...shortness of breath to determine whether they have congestive heart failure, in which the heart stops pumping ef...ith shortness of breath. To determine the cause -- congestive heart failure, a respiratory disease or something else -- all got physicals, standard blood tests, a...

It's Never Too Late to Stop Smoking,Study Finds

...ly use medication to treat patients suffering from congestive heart failure. But a study published in the May 2001 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology //suggests that getting these patients to stop smoking can have just as powerful an impact on their health as drugs. "Even when patients...

Drug Reduces Risk of Clogged Arteries, Veins

...and pulmonary embolism in people hospitalized with congestive heart failure, chronic respiratory disease and other conditions that increase the risk of these conditions, claims a new study. People treated with the drug were 47 percent less likely to suffer venous thromboembolism (a condition involving clotting ...

Elevated homocysteine levels linked to congestive heart failure risk

...ase and dementia, increases the risk of developing congestive heart failure in women. The study involved 2,491 adults, average age 72 years, who were studied during 1979 to 1982 and 1986 to 1990 and were free of heart problems at the start. Researchers found 156 cases of heart failure during the follow-up, out ...

Blood test diagnoses heart failure in short time

...with severe shortness of breath are suffering from congestive heart failure. This test is the most significant improvement in the diagnosis of heart failure in the past 20 years. Tens of millions of people go to the emergency room each year because of trouble breathing. Heart failure is one of the worst and mo...

Blood Pressure Drugs maintain muscle strength

...reserve muscle strength in patients suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF). Researchers said the drugs could also help elderly people who do not suffer from heart problems. In a study of 850 elderly women who had taken part in the study, researchers found that those who continuously used ACE inhi...

Pioneering artificial heart patient dies

...tired telephone company worker, was suffering from congestive heart failure, diabetes and kidney disease when he received the artificial heart. At the time of the surgery, Tools was only expected to live one month. Doctors had said if he lived for 60 days with the new heart, it would be a major success. He far ...

New FDA Approved Drug NATRECOR For Heart Failure Patients

...led NATRECOR to ease the breathing of hospitalized congestive heart failure patients. Congestive heart failure...the body's other organs. Most of the patients with congestive heart failure suffer flare-ups in which they gasp for breath and need hospitalization. The U.S. F...

Recommendations for Treatment of Blood Pressue

...ans. It also can lead to other conditions, such as congestive heart failure, kidney damage, dementia, and blindness. The advisory also agrees with current NHBPEP guidelines that recommend diuretics as a first-line treatment for ISH and the need to individualize treatment. Other recommendations in the new adviso...

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