New Data Show Dangerous Interaction Between Blood Pressure Drugs
...l their high bloodpressure, according to four case reports that will be published in July 8, 1998issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) . Michael E. Mullins, M.D., of the Oregon Poison Center at Oregon HealthSciences University in Portland and colleagues report that one of the patie...Study Finds St. John's Wort Can Cut Alcohol Consumption
...me curious about the herb after reading andhearing reports last year on its anti-depressive properties. "I thought that since depression and alcoholism have a strong biologicallink, if it worked for depression, then it might just have a beneficial effecton alcoholism as well," he said. "Many people t...Fact Sheet -- Rectal Administration Of Diazepam For Acute Repetitive Seizures (RADARS) Study
...event was somnolence (sleepiness). There were no reports of serious respiratory depression. Conclusion Benefits Of Rectal Diazepam Gel Effective against acute repetitive seizures which could consist of complexpartial or generalized type seizures. Possesses minimal potential for serious adverse events. ...Anti-Migraine Drugs Might Cause More Pain Than Relief For Those With Heart Disease
...reaction to several anti-migrainemedications after reports of chest pain and heart attack in some patients givendrugs for migraine headaches. Manufacturers of some of the newer drugs havesuggested their drugs are less likely to cause this type of problem, she says. However, scientists found that the drugs h...Six Football Players Died In 1997 Season: New Study
...d at the university. Every year, the center issues reports on deaths andsevere injuries from amateur and professional sports. Reports are based partly on newspaper stories from around the UnitedStates, along with information from the National Collegiate AthleticAssociation, the National Federation of...Jefferson Physician Warns Further Study Of DHEA's Safety Needed
...of IGF-1 were higher than normal. And Dr. Goldberg reports supplements of DHEA, even as small as 25 milligra...itutes of Health are conducting studies on it," he reports in his article....UCSF AIDS Expert Warns Against Early Treatment For HIV Infection
...rease in this CD-8 cell antiviral response. Levy reports that recent research by his team and others has shown that personswho chose to stop therapy--even after three years--experienced a resumption ofvirus production, with the viral load often higher than the level at the onsetof therapy. This finding su...Human Patient Simulator Assists Training Physicians In New Drug
...aught physicians the properway to use the drug. He reports that a human patient simulator helps trainphysicians as it reacts in real time just as a human patient would react. Byusing different scenarios, physicians can get experience just as if they weretreating human beings. He explains that a hum...Ovarian Hormone Could Play Key Role In Easier, Safer Childbirth
...dbirth when laboris induced, says a researcher who reports a series of significant findings onrelaxin's effects on the cervix in humans andrats. In the October issue of the journal Biology of Reproduction, a team led by O.David Sherwood of the College ofMedicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champa...How Ritalin Enhances Memory: Clues Provided By Brain Scans of ADHD Patients Using The Drug
...nglia while increasing activation in novel areas," reports first author JulieSchweitzer, Ph.D., of Emory, referring to the "inappropriate" brain regionscalled upon to help solve the task in the unmedicated subjects. "Methylphenidate may improve working memory by decreasing activation incompeting regions that...This Week's Forecast May Be A Heart Attack
...y at Lille UniversitySchool of Medicine in France, reports that an 18° F (10° C) decrease in thetemperature average for a particular date increased the risk of a first heartattack that day by 13 percent. Amouyel says the study results reflect similar trends in heart attack risk forwomen, but to a les...First Drug Shown Effective For Treating Chronic Forms Of Major Depression
...depression. For these individuals, the study reports that sertraline protects againstrecurrence and greatly extends remission time. The drug is currently not indicated foruse in the treatment of chronic depression. Previous research has shown sertralineto be effective in preventing re......rol-lowering drugs called HMGCoA inhibitors. Sacks reports that, compared with those in the placebo group, diabetic patientswho received pravastatin had a 25 percent reduction in relative risk of havinganother heart attack. The relative risk of needing coronary artery bypass orangioplasty to unblock blood ve...Study Confirms Safety Of Common Heart Drug
...ssand toxicity. With respect to toxicity, previous reports in the 1970s estimatedthat more than 20 percent of people taking the drug risked toxic reactions,including heart rhythm disturbances, nausea, vomiting, vision problems, andintestinal disorders. The researchers of one study pointed to a 41-percent dea...USC Researcher Lights Up The Immune System To Help Heart Transplant Recipients
...cine, USC cardiothoracic surgeon Mark L. Barr, reports that adding a novel immunomodulatory therapy, called photopheresis, to standard anti-rejection therapy reduced the number of serious organ rejections, without increasing rates of infection. "I expect that photopheresis in the future will be ...Reassuring Findings About Infants Exposed To Zidovudine
... have developed cancers or died." The JAMA article reports on data collected through February 1997. The medianage of the children was 4.2 years (range 3.2 to 5.6 years). They continue to befollowed in the PACTG clinics. The authors conclude that their findings complement the earlier findings ofPACTG 076, w...An Ergonomically Redesigned Analgesia Delivery Device Proves Safer And More Efficient
...only used medical device. A review of FDA incident reports showed that human error is responsible for 68% of ...a randomly chosen year, 1993. An analysis of these reports showed that out of the cases where the device was known to be connected to the patient (308 cases), ...Immunex's TRAIL Molecule Shows Potential As Anti-Tumor Agent
... other risks described fromtime to time in the SEC reports filed by Immunex, including the most recentlyfiled Form 10K and 10-Q....Study Finds Olestra Chips Don't Generate Gastrointestinal Woes
CHAPEL HILL - Anecdotal reports that olestra-based potatoand corn chips upset peop...e said. "Interest also is highbecause of anecdotal reports in the past year or so saying it caused unpleasantand sometimes painful symptoms such as diarrhea an......conductproblems. These findings confirm previous reports that prenatal smoking is a riskfactor for behavioral problems in children....