Back Pain Medication May Not Be Right For Everyone | Health Savvy
Posted on October 08, 2008 in Osteoporosis medication
Of the 10 million Americans with osteoporosis , 80 percent are women, and having a mother with osteoporosis puts a daughter particularly at risk for fractures. Priscilla Turner, 67, of Memphis, Tenn., knows this risk all too well. ...
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Healthcare Webinar Offers Strategies for Improving Medication...
Posted on October 08, 2008 in Medication compliance
Manasquan, NJ (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 — Medication non- compliance is not only dangerous for patients, but extremely costly for the healthcare industry. According to reports from the World Health Organization, only about 50 percent of ...
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Posted on October 08, 2008 in Prostate medication
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Pros & Cons Of Weight Loss Pills
Posted on October 07, 2008 in Weight loss prescription medication
Other prescription medications such as Meridia or Xenical have shown a loss of 10 percent over a year when combined with diet and exercise. And that is the take-home lesson. As much as we all would love a simple pill to resolve a ...
Seemingly Small Medical Mistakes Result in Big Problems for Children
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Medication error
Dr. Kaushal reported that potentially harmful medication errors affected 26 percent of in outpatient care. Many of those errors involve children receiving more then the recommended do...
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Don’t Trust the Media - and other news
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Asthma medication
The researchers found that glucocorticoids, the primary controlling medication for asthma , are 40 percent less effective in people who are obese than in people with asthma who are not obese. 40 percent! That’sa huge number. ...
Make sure your loved one is not over medicated
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Alzheimer\'s medication
Some experts say another group of medications — antidementia like Aricept, Exelon and Namenda — are underused. Research shows that 10 to 20 percent of Alzheimer’s patients had noticeable positive responses to the drugs, ...
Physicians Embracing Electronic Health Records
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Medication administration records
... 76 percent of surveyed patients were satisfied or very satisfied with the UPMC HealthTrak patient portal; Verbal orders cosigned within 24 hours rose to 97 percent from 79 percent; Medication administration time decreased by 50 ...
Innovations in Diabetes Medication
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Diabetes medication
In terms of market revenue for 2002, Frost & Sullivan predicts the total Pan Asian diabetes market to reach up to $1.77 billion, with the growth rate predicted at 10.3 percent. There are two main product lines in diabetes ...
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Steroids Not As Effective In Obese Asthma Patients
Posted on October 05, 2008 in Asthma medication
"Glucocorticoids, the primary controller medication for , are 40 percent less effective in overweight and obese asthma patients than in those of normal weight, according to researchers at National Jewish Health, in Denver. ...
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Medication Error Death Rate Up 500 Percent, August 2008
Posted on October 04, 2008 in Medication error
"Painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs are being prescribed to out-patients in high doses, without the oversight of a doctor. A new study found that in the last 20 years there has be...
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Depression in Teenagers: Now What Can We Do?
Posted on October 04, 2008 in Depression and medication
If the media had their way it seems that no teens with would receive anti-depressants. As a result the suicide rate for those who could be using the medication would rise from nearly zero percent to about fifteen percent. ...
Treating Hair Loss the Alternative Way
Posted on October 04, 2008 in Medication and hair loss
Modern studies in medication have introduced effective treatments to help this ongoing problem. Of that percentage, the highest population consists of people who have suffered from thinning due to genetics. Hair loss is a pattern ...
Third Clinical Trial Shows Pine Bark Naturally Reduces Knee ...
Posted on October 04, 2008 in Osteoarthritis medication
With osteoarthritis cases on the rise, many are seeking non-traditional medication to help ease the pain and reduce the amount of traditional medication taken. The CDC estimates osteoarthritis affects 34 percent of all adults over the ...
Pycnogenol Reduces Heart Disease Risk in Diabetics
Posted on October 04, 2008 in Blood medication pressure
The average participant age was 60, and all patients were also blood pressure medication in the ACE inhibitor family. The researchers found that 58.3 percent of patients taking Pycnogenol achieved a stable systolic blood pressure ...
[Articles] Psychotropic Medications for Patients With Bipolar...
Posted on October 03, 2008 in Medication bipolar disorder
METHODS: National health plan claims data (2000–2004) were used to identify patients diagnosed as having disorder who had continuous benefits and had not been prescribed medication for bipolar disorder for six months or more. ...
Infertility: an overview
Posted on October 03, 2008 in Fertility medication
Fertility drugs:. There are several drugs which can stimulate ovulation in women. Clomiphene citrate has been used since the 1960s, with a 75 success rate in stimulating ovulation, and a 35 percent success rate in promoting ...
Cholesterol Lowering Products May Help Prostate Cancer
Posted on October 02, 2008 in Cholesterol lowering medication
Over the next years they filled out health surveys that included the use of cholesterol lowering medications . In the year 2000 ninety percent of the men in the survey said that they were taking statin drugs for their cholesterol and in ...
52 Percent Of Newly Diagnosed Bipolar Disorder Patients Receive ...
Posted on October 02, 2008 in Medication for bipolar disorder
The new report entitled Treatment Algorithms in Bipolar Disorder finds that this high preponderance of early-line antidepressant use stems from primary care physician prescribing. Surveyed primary care physicians specify ...
BRFSS Summary Reports: High Blood Pressure And High Blood Cholesterol
Posted on October 01, 2008 in High blood pressure medication
2 Of those with high pressure , 30 percent dont know they have it; 34 percent are on medication and have it controlled; 25 percent are on medication but dont have their high blood pressure under control; and 11 percent arent on ...
Seemingly Small Medical Mistakes Result in Big Problems for Children
Posted on October 01, 2008 in Medication errors
According to a Joint Commission report, about 32 percent of medication errors in children in the operating room involve the wrong dose of medication , compared with 14 percent in adults. The problem is that adult medications are ...
Seemingly Small Medical Mistakes Result in Big Problems for Children
Posted on September 30, 2008 in Medication error
Kaushal reported that potentially harmful medication errors affected 26 percent of children in outpatient care. Many of those errors involve children receiving more then the recommended dosage; an error that should be caught by the ...
Medical malpractice in children
Posted on September 29, 2008 in Medication error
"The Joint Commission reported that about 32 percent of medication errors in children in the operating room involved the wrong dose, compared with 14 percent in adults. Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Donald Caminiti.
Medical malpractice in children
Posted on September 23, 2008 in Medication errors
"The Joint Commission reported that about 32 of medication errors in children in the operating room involved the wrong dose, compared with 14 percent in adults. Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Donald Caminiti.
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ScienceDaily Health Headlines -- for Friday, September 19, 2008
Posted on September 23, 2008 in Medication for asthma
Steroids Not As Effective In Obese Asthma Patients (September 18, 2008) -- Researchers have shown that glucocorticoids, the primary controller medication for asthma , are 40 percent less effective in overweight and obese asthma patients ...
Steroids Not As Effective In Obese Asthma Patients
Posted on September 22, 2008 in Medication asthma
ScienceDaily— Researchers at National Jewish Health have shown that glucocorticoids, the primary controller medication for , are 40 percent less effective in overweight and obese asthma patients than in those of normal weight. ...
Effectiveness Of Steroids Reduced In Obese Asthma Patients
Posted on September 22, 2008 in Medication for asthma
"Researchers at National Jewish Health have shown that glucocorticoids, the primary controller medication for , are 40 percent less effective in overweight and obese asthma patients than in those of normal weight." ...