Archive for December, 2008

Black Enterprise - Health news: prescription drug alert - pharmaceutical errors threaten health - Verve

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Errors made at pharmacies could threaten your health
John Fleming was midway through his 30-day prescription for blood pressure medication when he noticed something peculiar. There were only five pills left in the medicine bottle, not the 15 he should have had.
“I called the pharmacist and told him,” says the 54-year-old director of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio. The pharmacist’s response: “Oh, we’re sorry just…

Effective Headache Remedies And Treatments You Can Use

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Everybody has definitely experienced a headache once in his or her lifetime. Since it is one of the indispensable and common illnesses everyone experiences, people have learned to find ways to relieve the discomfort brought by headache.

TREATING HEADACHES

Contrary to popular belief, headaches cannot be cured but they can be managed or controlled. Today, more and more medications…

Drug Cost Management Report - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

* Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) is providing cost comparison information on 25 of the most common brand-name drugs with generic counterparts on its Web site at www.bcbsm.com/generic. The information was developed as a pocket card for physicians, and is now being distrib…

Chain Drug Review - With generics, prices are often cheaper in U.S. than Canada

Friday, December 19th, 2008

WASHINGTON — Generic drugs in the United States often cost less than both Canadian brand name drugs and Canadian generic medications, according to a Food and Drug Administration study.
Earlier this year agency analysts examined the seven largest-selling generic prescription drugs for chronic conditions that have been a…

Business Wire - Stanford Researchers Find Brain Pathway of Depression in Rats

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Background: Syncope affects up to 15 percent of children before the end of adolescence, with vasovagal syncope being most common. Although increasing fluid and salt intake or avoiding known triggers can help prevent recurrent vasovagal syncope, pharmacotherapy remains the most common treatment option. Beta blockers may help some patients, although they are often discontinued because o…

Running & FitNews - A new look at exercise for troubled sleep

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

symptoms of insomnia include difficulty falling asleep, frequent awakenings, waking up early and finding yourself unable to return to sleep, or waking up unrefreshed. Temporary insomnia is not uncommon during stressful periods in our lives but when insomnia endures for long periods, it can have serious health consequences. In addition to feeling drowsy and irritable with trouble concentratin…

Healthfacts - Preventive drug underused in elderly heart attack patients - beta-blockers - Drugs for the Elderly Are Not Always Used Wisely

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

After a heart attack, people should be put on a beta–blocker drug, which goes under many brand names including Inderal, Lopressor, or Tenormin. This will not only reduce their rate of cardiovascular death and a second heart attack but it will also increase their odds of…

American Family Physician - Metoprolol for acute myocardial infarction

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Beta-blocker therapy has been proven to benefit patients with heart failure, arrhythmias, hypertension, or unstable angina. In some studies, early use of beta blockers has been associated with a 25 percent reduction in mortality rates for one or two days after suspected acute myocardi…