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Viagra Can Create Relationship Problems as Well as Solve Them

...ny erectile dysfunction (ED). For one thing, the medications work only if the man is feeling sexual desire for his partner. If emotional issues are impinging on libido, the pills won’t help. A man struggling with ED may be so embarrassed that he is no longer willing to attempt sexual activity, and his partner ...

Lithium Increases Gray Matter in Bipolar Brains

...polar patients. We also revealed how commonly used medications affect the bipolar brain.” Although other studies have measured increases in the overall volume of the brain, Bearden said, this imaging method allowed the researchers to see exactly which brain regions were affected by lithium. “Bipolar pati...

Vitamin E- Take Its Benefits With A Pinch Of Salt

...ld inform their physicians of all non-prescription medications and supplements they are taking. The good news is that doctors can then counsel patients wisely as to which products may be used safely....

New Therapy for Lipid Disorder Demonstrates Varied Results

...terol in the liver. New, more potent and selective medications are being developed to treat lipid disorders within the class of drugs known as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-alpha agonists - drugs that turn on one of several cellular switches, according to background information in the article...

New Guidelines to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic

...y behavior change; if unsuccessful, treatment with medications or bariatric surgery should be considered; Starting at 10 years of age, overweight or obese Canadians should undergo screening that would include tests measuring levels of fasting glucose, HDL (the good) and LDL (the bad) cholesterol, and triglycer...

Smoking and Caffeine Inversely Associated With Parkinson's Disease

...and taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medications (such as aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen) have been reported to protect individuals from developing Parkinson's disease, according to background information in the article. However, little family-based research has examined these associations. Studyi...

Restless Legs Syndrome Poses Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

... heart and blood vessels and also to determine how medications for RLS may impact this damaging effect.” Lanfranchi and Montplaisir say the findings should be interpreted with caution since the study was limited by its small sample size because only people with untreated RLS were included in the study. The s...

COAG Must Make Combating Severe Allergies A National Priority

...re available on the PBS. 'These are significant medications that give children and parents the confidence to lead a more normal life,' said Dr Haikerwal, who has a child with severe allergies. 'All school employees should receive training in how to deal with anaphylactic reactions, including the administra...

New Clinical Trial Results Could Improve Survival for Myeloma Patients

...w of the dexamethasone dose when paired with other medications used in myeloma such as THALOMID, and discussions are already underway to change dosing in other clinical trials using REVLIMID with dexamethasone. "This is a very exciting finding for patients," said Michael Katz, who, as a 16-year myeloma survivo...

Inhaled Corticosteroids may Reduce Lung Cancer Risk

... says//. Actually the inhaled corticosteroids are medications that are approved for use in the United States for tackling asthma symptoms. How inhaled corticosteroids work in asthma is still not fully understood; but they have been shown to reduce inflammation in the airways thereby improving symptoms associ...

Combination Therapy More Effective Than Monotherapy for Treating Migraine

...for many patients. None of the currently available medications taken alone provide broad coverage of the multiple...ety of treating migraine by combining the migraine medications sumatriptan (in the class of drugs known as triptans) and naproxen sodium (a nonsteroidal anti-infla...

Rare Case of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Between Dental Patients Recorded

...ame surgeon and assistants, and receiving the same medications as the index patient. No evidence of HBV infection was found in any member of the office staff. Blood tests indicated that the source patient had had chronic HBV infection with a high viral load at the time of oral surgery. Genetic analysis showed...

Research to Protect Accident Victims from Epilepsy

...rugs -- as possible epilepsy preventers. Three old medications have failed. New pilot studies are checking on Topamax and Keppra. Initial indications are that they could be effective, it is said. GPL/L...

Intensive Psychotherapy Effective in Treating Bipolar Disorder

Patients taking medications to treat bipolar disorder are more likely to get w...STEP-BD is helping us identify the best tools—both medications and psychosocial treatments—that patients and their clinicians can use to battle the symptoms of thi...

Hope for Ending the Pain, Infertility of Endometriosis?

...” he notes. Treatments for the condition include medications and surgery, says Lebovic, also the co-director of the U-M Health System Endometriosis Center. Physicians sometimes prescribe pain killers or oral contraceptives to diminish the woman’s period and therefore reduce her pain, and hormones that suppress...

Teens Get Needed Access to Care With State Health Insurance

...olescent visited a specialist or used prescription medications in the program. Emergency department use and other specialty services use did not change during enrollment, which suggests that the program targets needed access, not merely increased use of all health care. Another significant finding of the progr...

FDA Announces Voluntary Withdrawal of Pergolide Products

...ctured by Par and Teva. Pergolide is in a class of medications called dopamine agonists and is used with levodopa and carbidopa to manage the symptoms (tremors and slowness of movement) of Parkinson’s disease. In 2006, an estimated 12,000 patients received prescriptions for pergolide from retail pharmacies in ...

Stents Do Little to Prevent Heart Attacks

...eated with usual drugs like high doses of statins, medications to lower blood-pressure and aspirin showed the sam...clearly state that patients should be treated with medications first before employing stenting or procedures like bypass surgery. PI...

Antidepressant Medication Has No Effect on Bipolar Patients

...such as lithium, valproate, carbamazepine or other medications that reduce mania. However, depression is more com...last longer than episodes of mania. Antidepressant medications are often used in addition to a mood stabilizer for treating bipolar depression, but they are though...

Head Injury Awareness Day

...o the spine or nervous system, while in some cases medications may be administered to sedate or paralyze the patient, in order to prevent additional movement. The patient should be delivered promptly to a hospital with neurosurgical capabilities. In the context of brain injury awareness week, the Brain Traum...

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