Medications
'Female Viagra' gets green light from US expert panel (Update)
A US advisory panel on Thursday urged regulators to approve a drug nicknamed the "female Viagra" because it could help increase women's sex drive.
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Cardiology
Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers after surgery increases risk of postoperative death
Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for longer than two days after surgery is associated with a significantly increased risk of postoperative death, according to a study of more than 30,000 patients in the VA ...
Jun 4, 2015
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Surgery
Resuming blood pressure medicine promptly after surgery reduces risk of death
It may be better for patients to resume taking their blood pressure medication sooner after surgery than previously thought. A new study published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal ...
Jun 4, 2015
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Diabetes
Years of good blood sugar control helps diabetic hearts, study finds
Day in and day out, for years on end, millions of people with diabetes prick their fingers to test their blood sugar level. And many may wonder if all the careful eating, exercise and medication it takes to keep those levels ...
Jun 3, 2015
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Medications
Concerns remain for 'Viagra for women' twice rejected by FDA
The makers of a pill intended to boost sexual desire in women will try again this week to persuade regulators that the drug warrants approval after two rejections.
Jun 2, 2015
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Surgery
Before an operation, low blood pressure rather than high is a risk factor for death
New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Berlin, Germany, suggests that, before an operation, low blood pressure (hypotension) rather than high blood pressure (hypertension) is an independent risk ...
May 29, 2015
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Diabetes
Changes observed in HbA1c during ramadan
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, during Ramadan, the greatest change among metabolic parameters is seen for glycemia, according to a study published online May 13 in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation.
May 20, 2015
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Pediatrics
Pediatric warning system helps doctors identify hospitalized patients at risk of critical illness
The Ronald McDonald Children's Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center has implemented a pediatric early warning scoring system to better identify children who are at-risk of becoming critically ill while in the hospital.
May 12, 2015
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Medications
Unituxin approved for deadly pediatric cancer
(HealthDay)—Unituxin (dinutuximab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat children with high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that most often affects children aged five and under.
Mar 11, 2015
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Health
Physical labor, hypertension and multiple meds may reduce male fertility
Working in a physically demanding job, having high blood pressure, and taking multiple medications are among health risks that may undermine a man's fertility, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes ...
Mar 9, 2015
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