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 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...
A Few Extra Pounds Can Hurt The Heart
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 11:47 - http://bangor-augusta.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' Circulation, 12/23/08' InjuryBoard on Heart Failure' CDC on Obesity' InjuryBoard on Obesity' InjuryBoard Obesity News' ' ' ' IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ diagram of a heart...
Neurology Scans - a new Flesh & Stone feature
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 02:16 - http://www.fleshandstone.net/The field of neurology intersects with so many aspects of research, culture, business and politics that it seems important to pass along some of the interesting finds that might not have received a...
Schering-Plough stock down on Vytorin sales
Published on Friday 19 December 2008 - 16:33 - http://www.fiercepharma.com/Schering-Plough's stock took a dive this week after the news spread that sales of its troubled cholesterol drugs dropped significantly in November, after stablizing in October. Schering-Plough...
Lowering Co-Pays May Not Boost Compliance
Published on Friday 19 December 2008 - 14:00 - http://www.pharmalot.com/A new study suggests that lowering insurance co-payments, which is a way of providing consumers with a financial incentive, may be not enough to encourage compliance to take a chronic med. A study...
For Some Drugmakers, The World Will Be Flat
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 22:37 - http://www.pharmalot.com/New patient therapy starts in the cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure markets - three of the biggies - will be relatively flat in 2009 compared to previous years, with growth expected to...
Vytorin, Zetia Prescriptions Fall as Much as 41 Percent This Year
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 18:35 - http://www.fdanews.com/Prescriptions for two Merck and Schering-Plough cholesterol-lowering drugs, Vytorin and Zetia, dropped about 10 percent in November, bringing Vytorin s loss to more than 41 percent this year and...
