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    Medication Compliance In Rheumatoid Arthritis

    A new study conducted in an ethnically diverse and predominantly low income population found that only one-fifth of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients had an overall adherence rate to prescribed oral medications at 80% or greater. Findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the...
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    Blood Thinners Cause 7 Percent Of Medication Errors

    New research published in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy has revealed that blood thinners account for around 7 percent of medication errors in hospitalized patients. Blood thinners reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by preventing the development of blood clots in the arteries and veins...
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    Mold Contaminated Medication Prompts FDA Recall

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cautioned doctors and hospital staff on Monday about a nationwide recall of all medications made by a New Jersey compounding pharmacy because of a potential mold contamination. The recalled medications from Med Prep Consulting Inc. included many pain...
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    The Protective Effect Of Diabetic Medication Against Developing Heart Failure

    A class of medications commonly prescribed to lower blood sugar in diabetic patients appears to protect them from developing heart failure, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. "People with diabetes are at risk for developing heart failure," says Henry Ford researcher and...
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    How to blance homoes without medication?

    Does anyone no any way of blancing hormones without medication I am loosing werights so far i lost 25 all together i plan to loose 45 to be 150 3years ago I was having periods they came evey month they wher just one day or one day in a half very light n spotty after going to the doctors n nov...
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    Dangers Of Prescribing ADD Medication To Healthy Patients

    Healthy patients without attention deficit disorder (ADD) should not be prescribed cognitive enhancement medications, according to an article published in CMAJ. People are sometimes prescribed stimulants (such as methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine) for cognitive enhancement, which is...
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    Adults With ADHD Commit Fewer Crimes When On Medication

    Criminal behaviour in people with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) dropped sharply during periods when they were on medication, according to a new extensive registry study conducted at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study that contained of over 25,000 individuals is...
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    Link Between Heart Failure In Older Breast Cancer Patients And Medication

    Heart failure is a relatively common complication in older women with breast cancer, but the risk is even higher in those patients treated with adjuvant trastuzumab (Herceptin©), Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the current issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...
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    Education, Medication Compliance Cited In Lower Number Of ICU Admissions For Asthma

    A review of 30 years of life-threatening asthma cases in a San Antonio intensive care unit found that annual ICU admissions for the condition have dropped 74 percent. The study, by UT Medicine San Antonio physicians who reviewed cases at University Hospital between 1980 and 2010, also showed...
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    Improving Medication Alerts In Electronic Medical Record Systems

    A study by Regenstrief Institute and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigators provides the first in-depth look at how health care providers react to medication alerts generated by electronic medical record systems. The researchers plan to use this information to improve the design of...
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    Following Sinus Surgery, Non-Narcotic Pain Medication Found To Be Safe And Effective

    Patients who have undergone sinus surgery can safely take an alternative pain medication that does not cause the side effects of narcotics such as fentanyl and Vicodin, a Loyola University Health System study has found. The alternative medication is ketorolac (brand name, Toradol). It is in the...
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    Does Celexa Medication cause you to have a decreased sex drive?

    I take that for depression. But i dont know if its true, but i kind of do. Because i usually never get horny like i used to when i didnt take pills at all. I'm 18 and i masturbate sometimes, but i dont have any desire to that much. Is it because of the Celexa? I tryed to masturbate just a minute...
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    Flea Medication for my 56 pound dog?

    I am going to buy Advantage flea medication and my dog is 56 pounds and is 14 months old. She is 1/3 black lab, 1/3 blue heeler & 1/3 collie. The Advantage comes in 21-55 pounds or Over 55 pounds. Which should I buy 21-55Lbs or Over 55Lbs?
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    thrush spreading in mouth despite medication urgent?

    i went to see aurora hospital sunday and they diagnosed me with thrush in my mouth after i told them what it was. they gave me medicine on sunday since then it has gotten worse. it has spread accross my whole tougne and the edges of my tougne are turning white and swollen. theres the white spots...
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    Pilot Study Looks At Medication Safety In US Homes

    Nearly 30 percent of homes with young children have acetaminophen products stored unsafely, and nearly all homes included at least one expired medication, according to a research abstract presented Monday, Oct. 17, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in...
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    Alcohol's Effect On Immune System Provides Clue To Potential Dependence Medication

    Most people relate to the body's immune system in terms of fighting off colds, however, new research from the University of Adelaide seems to indicate that immune cells in the brain may contribute to how people respond to alcohol. Research leader Dr Mark Hutchinson from the University's School...
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    Inability to ejaculate since started Effexor medication?

    I am a 27 year old male and I have been taking Effexor 37.5mg for about a week and notice that I have not been able to ejaculate. Is this normal and how long will it last? Taking this med for anxiety, gonna stop if this persists. Please guys that have or are taking this med provide some input...
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    Medication Reduces Heart Volume

    As guest speaker at the European Society of Cardiology's Congress currently under way in Paris, Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, Director of the Montreal Heart Institute's Research Centre and professor of medicine at the Universite de Montreal, presented the results of an analysis demonstrating that...
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    Sessions At American Pain Society Meeting To Focus On Prescription Pain Medication Mi

    Pain medication misuse and ways to control it is a complex and controversial issue that will be talked about extensively at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, May 19-21 in Austin, Tex. Two panel sessions on Friday morning, May 20, will be devoted to pain medication abuse, how to...
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    I smoked weed while on this medication...?

    Yesterday I went to birthday party and my friends were peer pressuring me to smoke some weed I'm both Bi-Polar and Schizophrenic,depressed,anxiety... I take Prozac,Lamictal,Klonopin, and Trtilafon...so I dreked one beer and then I smoked some strong stuff of weed.... And I was so perenoid and I...
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