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Warfarin the Not So Popular Drug for Stroke

Warfarin the blood thinner is not widely prescribed by the physicians to those in the category of high...bnormal heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation, are not prescribed warfarin when they are discharged. The study results were published in the journal Stroke. Atrial fi...

Pet Project: Lifestyle Touch Ups for Senior Citizens and Their Beloved Pets

...r senior pets that can deliver a treat following a prescribed interval of exercise and play," Dorsa said. Other ideas revolve around honed elevated systems that will permit an elderly person to feed their animal without straining the back, and systems that afford combination of medications and meals as a sing...

Drugs Are Effective In Treating Depression and Preventing Recurrence

...elderly volunteers for such research. The commonly prescribed class of depression drugs is SSRIs. This results in sedation and cause weight gain or sexual problems. Some researches say that it aggravates the tendency to commit suicide. ...

Catholic Church and Abortion.

...that no abortions are undertaken or contraceptives prescribed on the premises. But it argues its doctors are obliged to refer people elsewhere for advice. As all doctors in UK have to follow rules of practice set up by the General Medical Council, where in the doctors must provide information to patients who re...

Parkinson's Drug Leads To Increase in Gamblers

A new research in the field of medications prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease revealed shocking res...lts. After investigation it was found// that drugs prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease could turn patients into compulsive gamblers. Scientists at the Food an...

New Diabetic Drugs More Effective than Older Ones

...h on total healthcare costs. The patients who were prescribed TZDs were about 10 % less likely to be hospitalized than were the patients taking either of the other two older drugs. ...

Investigation to identify the source of HIV infection

...ad received blood for transfusion had followed the prescribed protocol to ensure safe blood. Hence Dr. Ramesh said Reshmi's infection could be a case where the donor was in the window period. Hence during the routine test the donor showed negative results. He said extra sensitive tests should be used to dete...

ROZEREM? Can Be A Better Option For Insomnia Patients

...zed by difficulty with sleep onset. ROZEREM can be prescribed for long-term use. ROZEREM should not be used in patients with hypersensitivity to any components of the formulation, severe hepatic impairment, or in combination with fluvoxamine. Failure of insomnia to remit after a reasonable period of time should...

Researchers chides parents for overdosing their kids

...hat only aggravate if the dosage is not as per the prescribed limit. For example paracetamol overdose is linked to liver damage. Ibuprofen, if administered on any empty stomach can cause stomach irritation and make the child feel sick. So, what’s the moral of the story? An overdose of anything is bad...even if...

Confusion Prevails Over the Risk and Benefits of Hormone Therapy

...gen-only or estrogen plus progestin. It was mainly prescribed for women treat menopausal symptoms//. It was originally prescribed to quell hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, but there were also indications that the thera...

Evista Not A Cure For Heart Disease

...reinforce for physicians that Evista should not be prescribed for cardioprotection. Lilly Chief Medical Officer Alan Breier said in a statement that they have gathered new data on Evista's potential to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. It plans to submit the details of its study...

Suicide Rates Drop To Lowest Ever In England

..., the report found. The withdrawal of the commonly prescribed painkiller co-proxamol has also gone a long way in curbing suicide rates. "Whilst these figures are positive, we must work hard to ensure that this downward trend continues," said Professor Louis Appleby, the government's mental health tsar. "Changes...

Women Win Legal Battle Over Treatment Of Breast Cancer

...ear messages to all PCTs, that Herceptin should be prescribed on the basis of clinical need, not cost. Herceptin is already being licensed for use in women with advanced breast cancer, and studies show that it may also be effective in preventing a recurrence of early-stage forms of the disease. The makers, of t...

Suicide Rate Falls To Lowest Ever In UK

...mmended that the phased withdrawal of the commonly prescribed painkiller co-proxamol had gone a long way in reducing the suicide rate. National director for mental health Professor Louis Appleby said, "Changes in the suicide rate reflect the mental health of the community and every action we take to improve men...

New lease of life for asthmatics by Accentia Biopharmaceuticals

... product that transforms many of the most commonly prescribed metered dose inhalers (MDIs) into breath-activated... of Respirics Inc. More than 40 million MDIs are prescribed each year in the United States alone. So it would be a lease of fresh air for many asthma patients...

Pfizer Acquires Worldwide Rights For New Overactive Bladder Drug

...d incontinence. Since its introduction it has been prescribed to over 11 million patients worldwide....

14% Of Pune Population Diabetic: Children Most Affected

...able glucose metabolism. A strict adherence to the prescribed diabetic diet prevent further rising of the blood glucose level. Type 2 diabetes is also called as non-insulin dependent diabetes. In this condition, although some amount of insulin is being produced, this quantity is insufficient to meet the dema...

Concerns About Popular Anti-Ulcer Pill Used For Inducing Labor

...e and effective regimen of oral misoprostol can be prescribed on an outpatient basis around a woman’s due date. 'What woman wouldn’t want to be able to take a pill to control when she went into labor?' she asks. 'But we’re a long way away from that.' The review itself noted that 'most studies … did not assess...

Hypnotherapy can be a Pain Reliever

...e was a reduced the usage of painkillers and drugs prescribed to control severe chest pain. However in supportive group only three of the 13 people treated with supportive therapy and placebo had of pain relief. The brain scan of the patients of patients treated with hypnotherapy showed that it directly affec...

Hospital Admitted Parkinson’s Patients at a Disadvantag

... They are entirely dependant on medicines that are prescribed according to each patient’s condition and administered according to the need of the patient. When the medication pattern or schedule is disturbed, the patient can get very ill and may even be crippled enough not to able to even walk out of bed. Add...

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