Adding other antihypertensive drugs may lower the risk of heart failure in high risk patients receiving doxazosin therapy for hypertension. As previously reported from the
Inhibiting monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) during the early stages of an attempt to stop smoking might aid cessation. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of
The risk of smallpox vaccination could outweigh the benefits for patients with AIDS, atopic dermatitis, or immunosuppression, according to a review in the September issue
Although aspirin (ASA) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been shown to reduce ischemic events after myocardial infarction (MI), ASA may attenuate the beneficial effects
In a prospective cohort study published in the Sept. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, the most common medication errors made in 36
Nearly three years after the Institute of Medicine (IoM) raised the issue of medical errors to national attention, a U.S. House subcommittee Thursday approved a
A former senior consultant for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) charges in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal that the agency
Nicotine replacement therapies are less effective in helping smokers quit over the long-term now that the products are sold without a prescription, new study findings
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sept 09 – More evidence suggests that supervised interruptions of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-infected patients are probably not
Cathy Tokarski Sept. 10, 2002 A new survey has found that most healthcare organizations (84%) say they have applied or will apply for a
Erectile dysfunction (ED) associated with beta-blocker use may in part be psychological and related to a general knowledge that the drugs are associated with such
Simvastatin minimises oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction brought on by the cumulative effects of postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia and hyperglycaemia seen in type 2 diabetics. The findings
The combined contraceptive vaginal ring was effective and well tolerated by both partners, according to results of a multicenter but not controlled trial reported in
A six-month trial of the antiepileptic drug topiramate (TOPAMAX, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc) for the treatment of obesity has found the drug helped reduce body weight
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By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 28 – Enzyme replacement therapy for type 1 Gaucher disease effectively curbs disease progression and ameliorates anemia,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 28 – Results from a recent review article indicate that using antibiotics for the treatment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 enteritis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 28 – Inhaled formoterol dry powder is an effective treatment for children with asthma that fails to respond to anti-inflammatory
Laurie Barclay, MD Aug. 29, 2002 There is a direct relationship between quality of life (QOL) and hemoglobin level for cancer patients, according to
Laurie Barclay, MDAug. 23, 2002 The erythropoietin analogue darbepoetin alfa reduced the need for transfusions, increased hemoglobin concentrations, and decreased fatigue in patients with lung