News tagged with british journal of clinical pharmacology
No evidence that doping enhances athletic performance
(HealthDay)—Although use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) is prohibited among athletes because it reportedly enhances performance, there is no scientific evidence that it does so, according ...
Medications
Dec 10, 2012 |
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EPO doping in elite cycling: No evidence of benefit, but high risk of harm
The drug erythropoietin, often called EPO, is banned from sports because it is believed to enhance an athlete's performance and give people who use it an unfair advantage over unenhanced competitors. However a new systemic ...
Health
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Sustained release naltrexone effective, safe for opioid users
(HealthDay)—Sustained release technologies for administering the opioid antagonist naltrexone (SRX) seem to be effective with an acceptable adverse event profile, according to a review published online ...
Medications
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Antidepressants, sleeping pills and anxiety drugs may increase driving risk
Drugs prescribed to treat anxiety, depression and insomnia may increase patients' risk of being involved in motor vehicle accidents, according to a recent study, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Based ...
Medications
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Low-dose duloxetine deemed safe for urinary incontinence
(HealthDay) -- Duloxetine appears safe for the routine clinical care of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), according to a study published online July 23 in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 27, 2012 |
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Anti-HTN drugs have distinct effect on central, brachial SBP
(HealthDay) -- A reduction in central to brachial amplification induced by some antihypertensive drugs may result in lesser reductions in central than brachial systolic blood pressure, according to research ...
Medical research
Jun 06, 2012 |
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Antidepressants may raise risk for pregnancy complication
(HealthDay) -- Pregnant women taking the antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) face a slightly increased risk of developing dangerously high blood pressure, Canadian researchers ...
Medications
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Paracetamol: Repeated ingestion of slightly too much can be fatal -- recognize and treat quickly
Repeatedly taking slightly too much paracetamol over time can cause a dangerous overdose that is difficult to spot, but puts the person at danger of dying. Patients may not come to hospital reporting the overdose, but because ...
Medications
Nov 23, 2011 |
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New hi-tech survey accelerates collection of vaccination data
New technology now makes it possible to collect 'near real-time' data about whether people are having any side effects from vaccination. By studying people who received the 2009-10 swine flu vaccination in Scotland, researchers ...
Medications
Nov 15, 2011 |
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