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“The prior studies of Viprinex showed improved efficacy, but used a dosing regimen that infused the drug over five to seven days, which kept fibrinogen levels low for too long, compromising safety”

Main Category: Stroke / Neuroprotection Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. via MediLexicon

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“Getting the blood out of the middle of the brain significantly improved their chances of survival”

Adding just a small dose of a clot-busting drug to standard treatment for strokes caused by bleeding in the brain dramatically reduced death and disability among victims, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. via Reuters

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“Only about 60 percent of women with high blood pressure are having it controlled”

Nearly one in three Americans suffers from high blood pressure - more than 73 million adults. via Poughkeepsie Journal

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“With the side effects of these drugs, people shouldn't be taking them for this reason.”

Results from a large government experiment are dimming hopes that two common painkillers can prevent Alzheimer's disease or slow mental decline in older people.

The arthritis drug Celebrex and the over-the-counter painkiller Aleve showed no benefit on thinking skills, new findings show. Earlier results from the same research showed the two drugs didn't prevent Alzheimer's, at least in the short term.

The experiment was halted several years early in 2004 when heart risks turned up in a separate study on Celebrex. Researchers also had noticed more heart attacks and strokes in the people taking Aleve in the Alzheimer's prevention study. Read more

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“With this group, I can offer a lot of encouragement.”

Doctors told Ruby McElroy's family that she would never recover from three strokes and two brain surgeries. via Statesman Journal

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Do you think sudden chest pain is a symptom of a stroke? If you answered yes, you're not only wrong, you're not alone. via WebMD Health News Center

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“And for women over 40, a baby aspirin every other day reduces the risk of stroke by 25 percent.”

Q: I'm taking aspirin to reduce stroke risk. Does it make a difference whether it's coated, or noncoated aspirin? - A.J., St. via STLtoday

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“I urge all clinicians to offer these effective treatments to smokers, no matter what their past success, and health care systems to make treatment a standard of care”

U.S. Obstructing Heparin Inquiry: China Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: People who sleep fewer than six hours a night -- or more than nine -- ... via HealthDay

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It's the first stroke treatment to come out of a lab in the last 10 years, and it's being tested right here in Jacksonville. via ClipSyndicate

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“While it is important for patients to stay on clopidogrel to prevent the progression of coronary heart disease, ulcers and bleeding can result in patients not taking their heart disease medicine.”

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Also Included In: Conferences ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 07 May 2008 - 0:00 PDT A review of medical claims from more than 70 managed ... via Medical News Today

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