Saturday, November 7, 2009

prescription drugs

Chronically Depressed? What to Do When Antidepressants Don't Work

The range of options includes cognitive behavioral therapy and brain stimulation techniques like ECT. more >>

FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses

The program will enlist health-care workers, drug makers, consumers, patients more >>

How Safe Are Popular Reflux Drugs?

Experts debate evidence linking acid-blockers to possible bone, heart problems more >>

Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors

Researcher urges studies to determine benefits of anti-HER2 therapies more >>

CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects

No added risk was found, however, for most commonly used infection-fighters more >>

Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids

Researchers urge other alternatives, close monitoring of patients more >>

Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk

Rates of non-melanoma cancer higher in patients with Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, study finds more >>

Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure

No risk reduction for heart patients when ARB added to ACE inhibitor therapy, study finds more >>

Guidelines Urge Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

Which product to prescribe depends on patient preferences, experts say more >>

Drug Use in Teens May Damage Memory Years Later

Young rats given amphetamines suffered short-term losses as adults, study finds more >>

Existing Drug May Lead to ALS Treatment

Researchers hope to start testing in patients within five years more >>

Suicidal Thoughts May Vary by Antidepressant

Men face higher risk when taking nortriptyline than escitalopram, study finds more >>

Side Effects in Statin Users Linked to Gene Mutation

Finding may help tailor treatments to keep patients from stopping meds, researcher says more >>

Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten

Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski overcame potentially crippling foe more >>

Health Tip: Before You Take an NSAID

Learn about possible adverse effects more >>

As TV Drug Ads Increase, So Do Concerns

Experts question commercials' value to patients and health-care system overall more >>

Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes

'Inexpensive, well-proven medications' could have huge impact, expert says more >>

Study Counters Warnings on Quit-Smoking Drug

No clear evidence found that Chantix has dangerous side effects, say UK researchers more >>

Health Buzz: Study Links Post-Op Deaths to Hospital Response and Other Health News

Avoiding midlife weight gain as a way to better aging; prescription pain medicine addiction more >>

Prescription Pain Pill Addiction: 6 Tips From a Mother Whose Son Overdosed

How to recognize the signs that your child has a serious drug problem. more >>

Blood Thinner May Cause Skin Lesions

Though mostly harmless, heparin-induced reaction could be serious, study finds more >>

Many Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study

Adverse drug reactions cause more than half a million outpatient visits a year, researchers find more >>

Spider Venom -- The Next Way to Treat Impotence?

Toxin from the deadly Brazilian wandering spider may improve erections, researchers say more >>

FDA Issues Health Alert on Kids' Tamiflu Dosages

Warning follows report that dosing instructions for liquid medication don't match syringe measurements more >>

Antidepressants Linked to Heart Defects in Newborns

Certain drugs increase the possibility of septal malformation, researchers find more >>

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