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The World's First Digital Insulin Pen With a Memory Launched

...wonderful, the price will prevent a physician from prescribing it to his patients.” <BR...

Antidepressants Help Men Decrease Alcohol Consumption, but Not Women

...y,” mentioned Dr. Graham. “For example, physicians prescribing antidepressants may be more likely to caution men than women about their drinking.” For the study, 14,063 Canadian residents aged 18-76 years were surveyed. The survey included measures of quantity, frequency of drinking, depression and antidepress...

Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug Spurs HIV Drug Resistance

...d and Drug Administration of their results so that prescribing physicians can be notified and so that drug labeli...y School of Medicine. Thio says she has stopped prescribing entecavir as her first option in treating hepatitis B in co-infected patients who are not already us...

Prescribing Off Label Drugs for Children may Be Hazardous

...of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Off-label prescribing is relatively common among adult patients as well, but it has long been recognized that a large proportion of drugs used in pediatrics have never been tested in children. Over the past decade, federal regulations providing financial incentives to pha...

NICE Gives the Final ‘NO’ to Roche’s Tarcva

...against Roche saying that data has revealed that prescribing Tarceva is not an effective use of National Health Service resources when compared with using either Sanofi-Aventis' Taxotere or best supportive care. Still Dillon has conceded that evidence on the drug is still emerging and has called for more re...

Study Attributes Elevated Liver Enzymes in HIV/hepatitis to Coinfection Rather Than Antiretrovirals

...r that reason,// caution is generally advised when prescribing ART in this population. Results from the ICoNA (Italian Cohort of Na?ve for Antiretrovirals) study indicate that coinfection itself may be the major risk factor for LEE. The study investigated whether coinfected individuals on antiretroviral thera...

Computer Based Therapy For Depression

... to people with mild depression and anxiety before prescribing medicines. These programs can be accessed either from home or from a local library. Effective handling of stressful situations and negative thoughts are taught by these programs. Fear Fighter is said to treat people who have phobias or suffer from ...

Hormone Replacement Therapy- Not A Fallen Angel

...y-publicized 2002 results on which our guidance on prescribing is based. We are astonished that a study which made such a claim for the dangers of HRT is now showing just the opposite." Experts say that for women, age becomes a risk factor for heart disease at 55. After menopause, women are more apt to get h...

Rajasthan Directs Doctors to Prescribe Medicines by Generic Names

...n spite of our constant reminders, doctors are not prescribing generic medicines, so now we have written a formal...t so far they have failed to dissuade doctors from prescribing branded medicines. The salts used in generic and branded medicines are the same and are used in th...

Aspirin Therapy for Heart Disease Found More Effective for Men Than Women

...doctors do not check for aspirin resistance before prescribing aspirin therapy and therefore presume it's working in the patient when it may not be, he said. There isn't enough evidence to show if people who are aspirin resistant can simply take larger doses, but Dorsch warns that people taking aspirin on the ...

Doctor Advises Caution Over Flu Drug

... by the Japanese authorities in March 2007 against prescribing oseltamivir to adolescents after the separate suicides of two 14 year olds who jumped to their deaths while taking the drug. So far, oseltamivir has been thought to be well tolerated and safe, but the recent events in Japan have prompted a reapprai...

Ancient Healing Technique Gains New Popularity in Iraq

... "I got fed up with the painkillers doctors were prescribing for my neck ache, so I decided to use hijama and it's great -- I urge others to try it," he said. Increasingly Iraqis are following this advice and the ancient technique is finding renewed popularity in central and southern Iraq as people use it to c...

UK Researchers Call for Safety Studies of New Anti-epilepsy Drugs for Children

...bviously it's an area of concern, and when you are prescribing a drug 'off license' to a child, it's important to let the family know exactly the implications of this. "However, it is often possible to find data, either from journal abstracts or the drug company, which can help you calculate a safe and effect...

Research into Anti-epileptic Drugs Given to Children for Long Term Safety

...ver a 13-year period, they discovered that overall prescribing had risen by 19 per cent and there had been a five-fold increase in prescribing of newer AEDs. EMEA recommended further research into 21 antiepileptic drugs for children but did...

Low Levels of Testosterone may Increase the Risk of Death in Older Men

...ng their lives. Were not ready to take this to the prescribing pharmacist." "Conventional wisdom is that women live longer because estrogen is good and testosterone is bad," said Barrett-Connor. "We dont know. Maybe the decline in testosterone is healthy and comes with older age. Maybe the decline is bad and i...

Most Pediatric Chemotherapy Mistakes Reach Patients

...es, outpatient clinics were more likely to involve prescribing and dose calculation errors. Over 40 percent of errors were attributed to a performance deficit while communication and knowledge deficits accounted for only 9 percent and 7 percent, respectively. Outpatient errors were more likely to be attributed t...

Four Cups of Coffee a Day may Cut Down the Risk of Gout

...hlorogenic acid, a strong antioxidant. While not prescribing 4 or more cups a day, this study can help individuals make an informed choice regarding coffee consumption. "Our findings are most directly generalizable to men age 40 years and older, the most gout-prevalent population, with no history of gout," Dr....

Avandia Could Increase Risk of Heart Attack, New Study

...d, it appears linked to harm. So the rationale for prescribing it at this time is just not clear." Still Psaty warned patients taking Avandia not to just stop using it. They should continue taking the drug until they can discuss the matter with their doctor. "This is not an immediate risk. It is the absence ...

Rajasthan Government Urged to Keep a Close Watch on Doctors

...ng concern over rising complaints that doctors are prescribing unnecessary medicines has asked the state governme... but so far it has failed to dissuade doctors from prescribing branded medicines. This time, all the chief medical and health officials (CMHOs) have been directed ...

Now a Green Agenda for Mental Health

... there has been a 10 per cent hike in primary care prescribing of SSRIs (Serotonin Specific Reuptake Inhibitors) ...projects run by our local Mind associations but if prescribing ecotherapy was part of mainstream practice it could potentially help the millions of people across t...

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