Cardiology
Anti-clotting drug approved for angioplasty
(HealthDay)—Kengreal (cangrelor) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent blood clots from forming during angioplasty.
Jun 23, 2015
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News tagged with drug interventions
Diabetes
Behavioral interventions to prevent progression to diabetes equally effective in men and women
Behavioural and drug interventions aiming to prevent people with prediabetes progressing to full blown type 2 diabetes are equally effective for both sexes at preventing progression and reducing weight, according to a new ...
Nov 28, 2014
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Cardiology
Use of drug-eluting stents may cut in-hospital mortality
(HealthDay)—Use of drug-eluting stents (DES) rather than bare-metal stents (BMS) for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with lower rates of in-hospital mortality, according to research published in the ...
Nov 20, 2014
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Addiction
Study examines effectiveness of brief intervention for problem drug use
Peter Roy-Byrne, M.D., formerly of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues write that few data exist on the effectiveness of brief (1-2 sessions) interventions for reducing problem drug use, a common issue in ...
Aug 5, 2014
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Pediatrics
Children exposed to methamphetamine before birth have increased cognitive problems
In the only long-term, National Institutes of Health-funded study of prenatal methamphetamine exposure and child outcome, researchers found youngsters exposed to the potent illegal drug before birth had increased cognitive ...
Mar 18, 2014
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Medications
Prescriptions for opioids stabilizing after fivefold increase in ten-year span
Death rates from opioids have been soaring in the U.S. since the 1990s. To support the appropriate use of these controlled substances and inform public health interventions to prevent drug abuse, most states have implemented ...
Mar 11, 2014
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Pediatrics
Study analyzes diabetes drug metformin as obesity treatment for children
Treatment with the diabetes drug metformin appears to be associated with a modest reduction in body mass index (BMI) in obese children when combined with lifestyle interventions such as diet and exercise, according to a study ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Cardiology
Angioplasty possibly no better than drug therapy
For patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who are not experiencing a heart attack and an abnormal stress test, treatment of their narrowed arteries by the common procedure of angioplasty may not provide additional ...
Dec 9, 2013
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Health
Exercise 'potentially as effective' as many drugs for common diseases
Physical activity is potentially as effective as many drug interventions for patients with existing coronary heart disease and stroke, suggests a review of evidence published in BMJ today.
Oct 1, 2013
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Medications
Added benefit of lisdexamfetamine is not proven
Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (trade name: Elvanse) has been approved in Germany since March 2013 as part of a comprehensive treatment programme for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 6 years and ...
Sep 3, 2013
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