Link Made Between Human Growth Hormone, Bone Quality In Mice
...id. "Until we know more,I would be cautious about prescribing human growth hormone, especially toindividuals without a specific medical need, without giving any thought to thepossible consequences." The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the FrederickFischer Endowment for pediatric orthop...Cost Effective Prescribing For Duodenal Ulcers
... In a commentary, Delany and Hobbs point out that prescribing for dyspepsia is now the largest single area of cost for primary care, 500 million per year in the United Kingdom in 1996. Although this covers non-ulcer dyspepsia as well as peptic ulcer disease, the size of the bill underlines the rationale for m...Wake Forest Study: Dermatologists Provide Better, Cheaper Care For Fungal Skin Disease
...me. Fleischer conjectured that the doctors prescribing combination agentsmay do so because these drugs would seem to fit the symptoms. "With some fungal infections there is a great amount of inflamation andirritation of the skin, and the patient has itching and burning," Fleischersaid. These doc......so recommendthat practitioners not discriminate in prescribing therapy on the basis ofinjection drug use, he said. The UCSF research team set out to determine if, in fact, injection drug userswere receiving the therapies. Between October 1997 and March 1998, the research team interviewed 668 injectiondrug user...Local Approaches To Combating Antibiotic Resistance Are Doomed To Failure
...e develops, discuss ways of reducing inappropriate prescribing and assess the changes in practice and the surveil...al guidelines will be needed to control antibiotic prescribing and that more fundamental research will be required to understand the levers that control antibiotic...Americans Urged To Consume More Folic Acid
..., more long term clinicalstudies are needed before prescribing a more aggressive approach for treatinghigh homocysteine, according to the AHA Science Advisory. "Until results of controlled clinical trials become available, emphasis shouldbe placed on meeting current Daily Value for folic acid, B6, B12 by intakeo......ey should talk with their doctorimmediately. Full prescribing information for ENBREL is available by calling1-800-IMMUNEX or by visiting www.enbrelinfo.com . Immunex is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing immune systemscience to protect human health. The company's products offer hope to patien...Tip Sheet: Papers At IADR Meeting
...need to be aware of thisincreased sensitivity when prescribing medications for older patients, saysShip. If mouth-drying drugs must be prescribed, patients and their dentistsshould take extra care to prevent related oral health problems. In other work, Ship's team at the U-M School of Dentistry found that peopl...Fine Toothed Combs, Not Chemicals, Should Be Used To Treat Head Lice
...effective and environmentally friendly than repeat prescribing of insecticide lotion for the treatment of head lice, writes Dr Gill Lewendon in this week's BMJ. The Senior Clinical Medical Officer in South and West Devon Health Authority, Dr Lewendon says that combing through wet, well conditioned hair with a f...¡Ciao! down: Mediterranean diet after a heart attack adds years to life
...cks. The study also assessed the effectiveness of prescribing extra amounts of substances they usually get from their diet specifically, n-3 PUFA and vitamin E. N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids include a particular kind of fat that is typically found in cold-water fish such as salmon, tuna and herring. The a......l let us compile an extremely valuable database of prescribing behavior and antibiotic usage trends that reflects how specific diseases are being treated in different settings throughout the country, and could alert practitioners to potential public health problems," says McAvinue. Also, unlike some similar co...Therapy hinders AIDS virus from evolving drug resistance, Hopkins researchers find
...fected with HIV have increased since doctors began prescribing anti-retroviral and protease inhibitor drug therapies.......ver, health care providers need to ensure they are prescribing an antibiotic that provides an appropriate spectrum of coverage for CAP. This also means recognizing when to reserve some antibiotics for patients with more serious infections." Biaxin XL Clinical Trial in CAP Biaxin XL and Levaquin were compare...Studies offer data on potential impact of Reminyl on caregiver 'burden' in Alzheimer's disease
...meals. It is recommended that physicians start by prescribing 8 mg of Reminyl per day (in two divided doses) for.... More information on the product, including full prescribing information, can be found at www.reminyl.com . About Reminyl Reminyl was first approved in Sweden...New global survey demonstrates an increasing demand for new treatments for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
... The survey found that physicians are increasingly prescribing MabThera for the treatment of NHL. Of those who ha...nd, of these, over half (62%) said their increased prescribing of MabThera in combination with chemotherapy is based on proven efficacy. This reflects clinical stu...Hormone therapy may boost quality of life, say Stanford researchers
...s when taking hormone therapy. Previously, doctors prescribing hormone therapy had not anticipated an ill effect on women's health and energy - in short, their overall quality of life. These results make sense, Hlatky said. Hormone therapy can reduce menopausal symptoms, but can also have side effects suc...Are genetics the only reason for high blood pressure among certain hispanic populations?
...ics is expected to become the standard of care for prescribing medications in the future, eliminating the "one medication for all" approach we use today....Inhaled steroids produce variable benefits in the treatment of asthma
...ng beta agonists and leukotriene modifiers, before prescribing high doses of inhaled steroids. When high doses of steroids are used for several years, they may be associated with an increased risk for adverse effects, such as osteoporosis, cataracts and glaucoma. However, higher doses of inhaled steroids may sti...Common asthma drug saves patients money, trips to hospital
... "It may be that doctors are comfortable prescribing a certain asthma medication, or that they aren't aware of the differences in cost and effectiveness between medications." According to pharmaceutical data from 2001, Flovent prescriptions ...Research suggests diabetes drug being prescribed even when contraindicated
...o determine whether providers were aware they were prescribing metformin against what is called a black box warni...n results, there is no reason to believe metformin prescribing practices differ much in other parts of the United States. "Although this was a relatively small stu...