Medications
FDA warns of heart risks with high doses of Celexa
Federal health regulators are warning doctors not to prescribe high doses of the antidepressant Celexa, because of the risk of fatal heart complications.
Aug 24, 2011
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Congestive Heart Failure
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UGA animal vaccine may slow deadly spread of Chagas disease
Chagas disease is the single most common cause of congestive heart failure and sudden death in the world. The devastating parasitic infection affects millions of people throughout Central and South America. But as global ...
Feb 16, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prurigo nodularis more likely in African-Americans
(HealthDay)—African-American patients are more likely to have prurigo nodularis (PN), which is associated with systemic, cardiovascular, and psychiatric comorbidities, according to a study recently published in the Journal ...
Sep 13, 2018
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Cardiology
Getting to the heart of COVID-19 vaccination and its cardiovascular risks
A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of published research confirm that young adults (40 years old and younger) have a slightly elevated risk for myocarditis or pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. The analysis ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Psychiatric diagnoses: Why no one is satisfied
As the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is revised for the first time since 1994, controversy about psychiatric diagnosis is reaching a fever pitch.
Feb 15, 2012
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Medical research
Antioxidants of growing interest to address infertility, erectile dysfunction
A growing body of evidence suggests that antioxidants may have significant value in addressing infertility issues in both women and men, including erectile dysfunction, and researchers say that large, specific clinical studies ...
Jul 28, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Complications after colonoscopy up for those aged ≥ 75
(HealthDay)—For individuals undergoing outpatient colonoscopy, the risk of 30-day postcolonoscopy complications is increased for those aged ≥75 years, according to a study published online June 25 in JAMA Network Open.
Jun 26, 2020
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Medications
Heart drug offers possible treatment for patients facing respiratory failure
Treatment with the calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan may be effective in improving muscle function in patients with respiratory muscle weakness, which often accompanies chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Sep 23, 2011
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Health
When it comes to reducing hospital readmissions, financial penalties work
Hospitals that were financially penalized for too many readmissions were more likely than non-penalized institutions to subsequently reduce readmissions for all conditions, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine ...
Dec 27, 2016
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Cardiology
Stem cell studies of congestive heart failure in dogs could benefit humans, too
Patricia Galipeau was stunned to learn her dog, Mickey, was in congestive heart failure after his vet referred him to the Foster Hospital for a worsening heart murmur. "He's always been so healthy," she says of the 14-year-old ...
Jan 9, 2017
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