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Women Less Likely to Control LDL Cholesterol Levels Than Men

... cholesterol control among women. The high cost of medications may also be secondary factor. "This study highlights the importance of not just knowing your health, but also taking an active role in your care. The data show that we've got our work cut out for us in terms of raising awareness among both physici...

Death and Disability from Brain Injury Reduced, Emory Researchers Report

...blem, scientists have failed to identify effective medications to improve outcomes following a TBI. In fact, no new medical therapies have been developed for traumatic brain injuries in over 30 years. The study gives hope of finally identifying an agent for the treatment of traumatic brain injury - and possibl...

Natural Pine Bark Extract Reduces Heart Failure Risk

...any people who want an alternative to prescription medications such as beta blockers or ACE inhibitors. This new study shows Pycnogenol administers a therapeutic effect to limit the degenerative process in patients predisposed to congestive heart failure, such as the aged," he added. Dr Watson presented the ne...

Researchers Find Link Between Sleep Disorder and Dementia

...e, they can be treated. Unlike Alzheimers disease, medications can restore cognitive function for many with Lewy body dementia. The quandary facing physicians is whether to inform patients that they have an increased risk of developing dementia or parkinsonism, when symptoms may not appear for years or may ne...

Natural-Birth Centers In U.S Pulling Down The Shutters

...ancies. Anesthesia, such as an epidural block, and medications to speed up labor are available only in hospitals, and only physicians may perform C-sections. Across the U.S, about a half-dozen birth centers have closed annually in recent years, according to the American Association of Birth Centers. In additio...

Ulcerative Colitis Disrupts Many Aspects of Daily Life: Survey

...ecialty biopharmaceutical company which markets UC medications LIALDA and PENTASA (mesalamines). Please see Impor...) reported that they have taken all of their 5-ASA medications in the past seven days. Past studies confirm compliance challenges and report that patients who ar...

Researchers Develop Model That Aids in Treating Stroke Patients

...g induced as well, says Shaw. There are multiple medications and treatments for heart attacks, but not for stroke because stroke therapies are still in their infancy. This study offers another potential option for treatment, he added. The work is reported in the May 2007 issue of Physics in Medicine and Biol...

Sylvester Stallone Regrets Smuggling Banned Substances to Australia

... had in my luggage a significant quantity of these medications since I was to be on location in Thailand for three months. On arrival in Sydney, the medications were never hidden in any way and without hesitation I showed all my medications to customs officials...

Minorities Prefer Counseling and Prayer to Drugs for Treating Depression

...antidepressants, which include commonly prescribed medications such as Prozac and Zoloft, less often than white patients do. Although Wang and her fellow researchers thought SSRI use might signal improved access to health care, we did not study whether the lower use of SSRIs is indicative of fewer health care ...

Spending on Diabetes Drugs Soars in US

...ons, diabetes treatments trailed only cholesterol medications in total prescription drug spending growth in 2006. An aging population and the alarming rise in obesity a leading cause of diabetes are expected to push spending growth rates on diabetes drugs up 16 percent to 20 percent annually. The analysis...

'wake Up and Breathe' Strategy Allows Patients to Come Off Ventilator Sooner

...tients on a ventilator in the ICU receive sedating medications that keep them comfortable or even comatose, says the studys first author, Timothy Girard, M.D., M.S.C.I., also of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville. The spontaneous awakening trial (SAT) allows them to wake up, so we can find...

Beware Weight Loss Drugs, Say Canadian Experts

...h policy expert Joel Lexchin says over-the-counter medications should receive the same scrutiny as prescription drugs, whose manufacturers have to submit reams of scientific data, including rigorous human trials, to prove a potential drug is safe. In a 2004 study, Robert Saper, director of integrative medicine...

Potential Of Epilepsy Surgeries Are Not Fully Harnessed Say Brain Specialists

...to the operating room sooner. The reason? If two medications fail to control epilepsy at any age there's only a slight chance a third will help, according to recent research. Even worse, years of seizures can harm a child's development, sometimes permanently. A Cleveland Clinic study in the journal Pediatr...

Single-tablet With Two Drugs may Help Control High BP Better

...at patients often have trouble taking the multiple medications they need. As a result, many companies have developed combination pills. The ACCOMPLISH data suggest that these combination tablets have the potential to improve control rates to over 80 percent. The findings of the 18-month data were presented at ...

Obese People More Prone to Severe Persistent Asthma

...missed more days of work, used more rescue inhaler medications and used inhaled steroids to control asthma. "There have been a number of studies on obesity and asthma prevalence, but until now there has been little data on obesity and asthma severity," Taylor said. "We had enough data to adjust for other f...

Compound Present in Plant may Help to Curb Craving for Cannabis

... Goldberg also stressed the need for developing medications that may help cannabis addicts overcome their drug problem, and is of the opinion that more options, such as one based on MLA, must be explored. "Each patient is different and what works in one might not work in another," said the researcher....

Combo Therapy may Be Highly Beneficial in Asthma Control

... SYMBICORT is a combination of two proven asthma medications budesonide, an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), and ...erception of medication, and comparison with other medications based on a score of 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest). Researchers found that SYMBICORT led to statisti...

Obesity Might Lead to Severe Persistent Asthma Attacks: Study

... use of both daily controller and as-needed rescue medications was more common in obese patients with asthma. Further, obese patients were less likely to be in asthma remission compared to non-overweight patients. As demonstrated in previous studies, the associations of asthma severity and obesity in this stu...

Pediatric Seizure Study Underway in US to Decide Between Diazepam and Lorazepam

...unched in US to determine which of the two current medications for pediatric seizures, diazepam and lorazepam, i...scale national study to determine which of the two medications is safer and offers more effective treatment. The study is the most comprehensive of its kind and...

ECP may Be Effective in Treating Crohn's Disease

...that suppress the immune system. Unlike ECP, those medications can have many serious side effects. The 28 patient trial studied the safety and efficacy of ECP in patients with a Crohns Disease Activity Index (CDAI) of at least 220 and less than 450 indicating that at least moderately active symptomatic CD was...

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