Wrap Up: New Drugs in 2008
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 13:20 - http://www.basilandspice.com/Suzy Cohen, R. Ph., is a licensed pharmacist with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. The author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist (HarperCollins, July '07) and Drug Muggers; she is "America's Most...
Work It Girl: Stand While You Work
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 19:00 - http://www.fitsugar.com/Sitting all day long at a desk job is not only boring, but it's bad for your body. It can cause lower back pain, tight hips, and tense shoulders. Research also shows that not moving for hours on...
Older Adults Have More Drug Interactions
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 15:24 - http://honolulu.injuryboard.com/ScienceDaily reports on Christmas day on a report from the University of Chicago Medical Center that concludes that in the U. S. 1 in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people, take multiple drugs...
Cholesterol: Fiber
Published on Saturday 27 December 2008 - 17:31 - http://feeds.feedburner.com/Fiber is known for its ability to lower cholesterol and benefit heart health, in addition to gut health and weight management. Barley and oat bran are both high in fiber; in fact, replacing 20...
Statins May Decrease Incidence Of Delirium After Cardiac Surgery
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 09:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/A study featured in the January 2009 issue of Anesthesiology offers some of the first evidence that the use of cholesterol-lowering statins before cardiac surgery decreases the odds of...
Increasing HDL Level Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.modernmedicine.com/In apparently healthy men, an increasing level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated' with a significantly decreased risk of coronary heart disease, according to study findings...
Statins Help Prevent Delirium After Heart Surgery
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.healthscout.com/Cholesterol-lowering meds seem to shield against troublesome complication, study finds.
Statins may lower delirium odds in elderly
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 06:14 - http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/TORONTO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- 'Researchers in Canada say taking statins before cardiac surgery may lower the odds of developing delirium in the elderly. 'The Toronto General Hospital study found...
Older Patient's At Risk From Dangerous Drug Combos
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 00:16 - http://www.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' JAMA 12/24/08' InjuryBoard on FDA use of over-the-counter medications (OTC), dietary supplements and prescription drugs has surged, writes researchers in the December 24 issue of the...
Lower Total Cholesterol Level Tied to Higher In-Hospital CHF Mortality
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 15:29 - http://www.medscape.com/In patients hospitalized with acute decompensated congestive heart failure, low total cholesterol levels independently predict a higher risk of in-hospital death, a report in the December issue of...
