Oncology & Cancer
Blood pressure drug may boost effectiveness of lung cancer treatment
A blood pressure drug may make a type of lung cancer treatment more effective, suggests a new study.
Sep 27, 2016
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Cardiology
Researchers to develop new method, device for controlling blood pressure levels automatically
University of Texas at Arlington researchers are developing a new method and device for controlling blood pressure levels in cardiac care environments that use targeted electrical stimulation rather than drugs.
Sep 19, 2016
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Cardiology
Doctors: Beware of low diastolic blood pressure when treating hypertension
By analyzing medical records gathered over three decades on more than 11,000 Americans participating in a federally funded study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have more evidence that driving diastolic blood ...
Sep 1, 2016
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Cardiology
Many elderly are prescribed antihypertensive medication despite already having low blood pressure
According to a new study in the journal Age and Ageing, a significant proportion of patients over 70 remain on antihypertensive medication despite having low blood pressure. This, the study argues, has a significant effect ...
Jul 4, 2016
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Medications
Over half of UK toddler deaths from unintentional drug poisoning due to methadone
Methadone, the medicine used to help heroin addicts kick their habit, is the most common cause of unintentional fatal poisoning from prescribed drugs among UK toddlers, finds research published online in the Archives of Disease ...
May 16, 2016
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Health
Study: Medicare Part D boosts medication adherence, reduces blood pressure risk
New research from North Carolina State University shows that implementation of Medicare Part D has increased the number of people taking their prescribed medications as directed - so-called "medication adherence" - and reduced ...
May 9, 2016
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Medical research
Team provides proof of principle for safe, targeted delivery of drugs to the placenta during pregnancy
More than 10 percent of pregnant women develop serious complications during pregnancy. The underlying cause is often a poorly functioning placenta, the organ that nourishes and maintains the fetus.
May 6, 2016
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Medications
Slight increase in Norwegian drug consumption in 2015
Drug sales measured in defined daily doses (DDD) increased by 2 per cent from 2014 to 2015. Revenue growth was 8.6 per cent. This is shown in "Drug Consumption in Norway 2011-2015", a report issued by the Norwegian Institute ...
Apr 20, 2016
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Addiction
Team leads world-first new treatment for alcohol addictions
Alcohol addiction causes almost 3.8 per cent of deaths worldwide but a study led by QUT researchers offers new hope in the form of a drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Apr 14, 2016
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Cardiology
Study supports broader use of statins in intermediate-risk populations
Lowering cholesterol with statins significantly reduced adverse cardiovascular events in people with average cholesterol and blood pressure levels who were considered to be at intermediate risk for heart disease, while the ...
Apr 4, 2016
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