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Researchers Bring New Insight To Asthma And SABA Fills

...ED but not being hospitalized, 16.7% filled a SABA prescription on the same day. The figure dropped to 2.1% for ho...id users had a 3.4 times greater odds of filling a prescription on the day they had an ED or hospital visit, when compared to a day they did not have an ED/hospital...

The Effects Of Alternative Medicine Questioned

...ed ahead of all conventional treatments, including prescription drugs, // by readers with back pain. Deep-tissue m...lternative treatments were far less effective than prescription drugs for eight conditions: anxiety, rheumatoid arthritis, depression, high blood pressure, high cho...

Chitosan May Not Conclusively Help Weight Loss

...ght loss, but not all patients are willing to take prescription medication to lose weight. For weight loss spec...le take supplements instead of medications because prescription medications are reserved for people who are severely overweight. People tend to want to find a quick...

Marijuana-Derived Drug Promises Hope In Treating Bladder Infection

...s very exciting." General treatment involves the prescription of sedatives but seldom afford relief. Associated urinary infection is treated with appropriate antibiotics. Most patients respond to the conservative management. Persistent symptoms may require surgical intervention. IP 751, the principal active in...

Indian Health Ministry approves sale of Emergency contraceptives as over the counter drug

...armacies as over the counter drug with out medical prescription in India, which will enable women to avoid unnecessary pregnancy. The decision was announced// by the Indian Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss, on informing the governments decision the minister said, "The step has been taken to enable women to avoid...

Pharmaceutical industries grant for R&D to be monitored

...edication Manual: This manual gives you essential prescription information about different drugs. It reveals the why a drug is prescribed, how it should be taken, its side effects, necessary precautions to be taken while taking it, etc. These drugs are listed by their chemical structure and generic names....

Health Literacy Rate Associated With Physical And Mental Health

...d understand numerical information such as that on prescription bottles and be able to read and interpret document information such as appointment slips, to be able to call themselves health literate. Researchers from Northwestern University, Chicago, had used data from a survey of 2,923 Medicare enrollees. In ...

Reversibility of symptoms of depression using CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

...ose individuals who had received an antidepressant prescription prior to referral, and in those who had not. However, the authors warn that this finding does not necessarily apply to all patients with depression, and conversely, not everyone who has depression symptoms should automatically be evaluated for a sl...

Weight-Loss Medication Evaluated By Nutrition Expert

A 60 mg low-dose version of the prescription weight-loss medication orlistat (marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as Xenical? 120 mg) was found to be safe, effective and tolerable in overweight individuals,// according to new data presented today at the 2005 Annual Meeting of NAASO, The Obesity Society...

Generic Drugs Usage In US Can Save $20 Billion – Express Script Surve

...nt for generic medications, saving $10 or more per prescription on average compared to branded medications. Expre... additional generics come to market and the use of prescription drugs grows, the opportunity to lower healthcare costs becomes even more significant. Best of all, u...

Sharp Increase In Morning-After Pill Sales Among British Women

...-05. There was also a considerable decrease in the prescription from a walk-in centre or minor-injuries from 11 % to 3 % while the percentage getting it from a family planning clinic remained constant at 21 %. The report also says that the percentage of girls aged 13-15 who attended family planning clinics, hav...

New sensors developed to predict effectiveness of radiotherapy treatment

... delivered. If the 'phantom' treatment matches the prescription of the simulator, the patient is given treatment. If not, the treatment plan needs to be corrected. The two devices are being tested in patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment. If successful, there would soon be commercialization of the sensor s...

Antibiotics Given Too Often For Sore Throat: Study

...t for children but for all patients as unnecessary prescription of antibiotics can lead to a variety of issues including increased costs, the potential development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and adverse drug effects," said Linder. Excessive use of antibiotics, especially in cases of viral illness where ant...

Herceptin Not A ‘Wonder’ Drug, Says The Lanct

...patients even taking the legal recourse to avail a prescription for the same. "Study results are preliminary, inconsistent and raise extremely serious concerns about safety," The Lancet's chief editor, Dr. Richard Horton, said. He added that he was angry that the NEJM had published this without adequately assessi...

Relief For British MS Patients: Cannabis-Based Oral Spray

...o obtain an unlicensed, cannabis-based medicine on prescription to treat multiple sclerosis and possibly rheumatoi...rived from the cannabis plant will be available on prescription for around ￡4 a day. Research indicates that it relieves the pain and spasticity associated with mul...

Back Pain Can Now Be Cost-Effectively Treated By Chiropractic Care

... patient education while medical care comprised of prescription drugs, exercise plan, self-care advice, and a referral to a physical therapist. The patients were evaluated at 3 and 12 months following referral with respect to the treatment cost and clinical outcome. Taking into consideration, the cost of imagin...

Men under 50 susceptible to suicide after discharge from emergency

...e included back and neck pain, headache, review of prescription medicine and gastrointestinal diarrhoea. By comparison, women aged under 50 were most likely to die of breast cancer in the weeks after an emergency department discharge. The research found the five most significant factors for predictin...

Height of ignorance in people!

...erological Association (AGA), over-the-counter and prescription painkillers are often used inappropriately and the...ts. Despite the widespread use of store-bought and prescription painkillers, also known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), this is the first study t...

New Straw To Help Children Take Medicine

...dindia on drugs: This manual gives you essential prescription information about different drugs. For eg. it tells you why a drug is prescribed, how it should be taken, its side effects, necessary precautions to be taken while taking it, etc....

Disparity In Survival Rates In US and Canadian heart Patients

...ystem provides better access to follow-up care and prescription drugs for the elderly. The authors suggest further studies to explore the reasons underlying this difference in outcomes and to gain additional insights to improve the care and outcomes of heart failure patients in both countries....

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