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Blood Thinner Combos Risky for Heart Attack Patients
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Heart attack patients face a higher risk of being admitted to the hospital for bleeding when they take more blood-thinning drugs, such as warfarin and aspirin, a new study has found. Comment?
Blood Thinner Combos Risky for Heart Attack Patients
Heart attack patients face a higher risk of being admitted to the hospital for bleeding when they take more blood-thinning drugs, such as warfarin and aspirin, a new study has found. Comment?
Nosebleeds are common. Most often they are a nuisance and not a true medical problem. Comment?
Blood Thinner Easier To Use Than Warfarin
A new drug is just as effective as warfarin for preventing a second blood clot in a vein, new research finds. Comment?
Blood clot threat after surgery worse than thought
Potentially fatal blood clots after surgery are a much greater risk than has previously been thought, a British study finds. Comment?
New Method Yields Better Dosage Of Blood-thinning Drugs
Main Category: Blood / Hematology Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 04 Dec 2009 - 4:00 PST Many biological processes are determined by how various molecules in substances recognize and bind to each other. Comment?
The Top Health Stories Of 2009, From The Harvard Health Letter
Boston December 3, 2009 -- Each year, editors of the Harvard Health Letter, in consultation with the doctors on its editorial board, choose the top 10 health stories of the year. Comment?
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Readers will recognize and appropriately manage warfarin resistance in patients who need higher-than-expected doses of this drug An algorithm for managing warfarin resistance OLUSEGUN OSINBOWALE , MD, MBA, RPVI MONZR AL MALKI , MD ANDREW SCHADE , MD, PhD JOHN R. BARTHOLOMEW , MD ADDRESS: John R. Bartholomew, MD, Department of ... Comment?
Team 4: Doctor's Orders May Not Be Followed At Pharmacy
A Team 4 investigation found the drug your doctor prescribes may not always be the exact same drug you get at the pharmacy. 2 comments
Team 4: Doctor's Orders May Not Be Followed At Pharmacy
A Team 4 investigation found the drug your doctor prescribes may not always be the exact same drug you get at the pharmacy. 2 comments
Improving quality of life with FESS
Improving quality of life with FESS Functional endoscopic sinus surgery has been performed for more than 20 years in the United States. Comment?
Vitamin K, an example of triage theory: is micronutrient inadequacy linked to diseases of aging?
Insidious changes accumulate as a consequence of restriction, which increases the risk of diseases of aging. Comment?
There is a message circulating on the Web about putting an unpeeled onion in a room to attract flu viruses. Comment?
What can you do when conventional treatment is not working?
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According to the July 20, 209 MSNBC Healthcare online article in the 'Prevention,' column by Richard Laliberte, " When the best treatment is wrong for you: Guidelines sought to help determine most effective medical care ," The article notes, "Each of us responds uniquely to any given medication. Comment?
Lighten Up on Patients Who Risk Bleeding
Many patients in nursing facilities receive anticoagulation therapy to prevent blood clots, also known as thromboemboli. Comment?
Dr. Gott: Coumadin causing rash, itching
Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 78-year-old female. Eight months ago, I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. Comment?
Letting nature take its course
DEAR DR. GOTT: I have had a problem with severe constipation for many years. I have taken different laxatives and have been on milk of magnesia for a long time. Comment?
Is warfarin causing new health problems?
QI am a 78-year-old female. Eight months ago, I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. Comment?
Skin cancer & aging: Elderly patients need special consideration, but same choices
Skin cancers can occur at almost any time during a person's life, but is there a difference between treating a young adult versus an older person? According to one expert, whether caring for skin cancers in elderly patients or young patients, the medical procedures used to treat them are essentially the same. 2 comments
When most people are told they have essential hypertension of possible unknown causes, what research is out there regarding nutritional alternatives and slow breathing machines instead of a first-line approach to control with the most often used commercial, conventional drugs? Can vegetable juices help? What about natto as a food, and those slow ... Comment?