Warfarin better than aspirin at stroke prevention in elderly people with atrial fibrillation
...he benefits of well-managed warfarin substantially outweigh its risks....Nonsmall cell lung cancer -- chemotherapy before surgery appears better than surgery alone
...data suggest that the benefits of the chemotherapy outweigh the risks associated with the delay, says Burdett A project to collect complete data on all patients included in all trials is ongoing and will be able to fully assess the value of this treatment....After epilepsy surgery, quality of life related more to seizures than memory
...suggests that the benefits of controlling seizures outweigh the downsides of memory problems. It may be that people can learn to compensate for memory problems more easily and effectively, such as by making lists and using an electronic organizer, than they can compensate for the restrictions that seizures ca...Aspirin use during pregnancy could reduce risk of pre-eclampsia
...ampsia in one previous pregnancy, whether benefits outweigh theoretical long term risks is more difficult to judge." They add: "Is treating 50 women to prevent one case of pre-eclampsia or one preterm birth worthwhile" Although from a public health perspective, such a number to treat might seem effective, t...An aspirin a day keeps colorectal cancer away
...population. However, the benefits are likely to outweigh the risks in individuals at increased risk of colon cancer. The findings are also likely to influence the choice of antiplatelet drug in patients who require long-term treatment because of vascular disease. The study was conducted by Professor Pete...Are higher doses of cholesterol drugs worth the extra money? Only sometimes, study says
...a higher dose of a statin may not be sufficient to outweigh the extra cost. The researchers also point out that the type of analysis they performed for this study could be used to assess the cost-effectiveness of other medications and treatments. It could be especially useful when doctors, patients and ins...Antidepressants safe for children and adolescents
...ased risk, while not unimportant, is not enough to outweigh the benefits of taking the medications. "While I support the FDAs role in monitoring the safety of medications, in this case, the FDA should reconsider the black box warning on these medications," said Dr. Brent. "Our study supports the cautious ...LIALDA -- the first oral once-daily mesalamine for ulcerative colitis -- now available
...ed, and LIALDA should be used only if the benefits outweigh the risks. No information is available for patients with hepatic impairment; therefore caution is recommended. LIALDA is generally well tolerated. The majority of adverse events in the double-blind, placebo-controlled trials were mild or moderate in......atly improve social policy, but does this progress outweigh concerns about privacy and costs. Participants will join experts from the media, academia and government to discuss whether government data should be made freely available: If the government made its data about the UK and its citizens freely...Updated guidelines advise focusing on women's lifetime heart risk
...less of CVD risk status, if benefits are likely to outweigh other risks. (Previous guidelines did not recommend aspirin in lower risk or healthy women.) The upper dosage of aspirin for high-risk women increases to 325 mg per day rather than 162 mg. This brings the women's guidelines up to date with other re...Concentrations of certain toxins in breast milk are low, study finds
... contamination, the health benefits of nursing far outweigh the risks, and that breast milk is the best source of nutrition for a growing infant. The findings currently appear online at the website for the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Buckley and Kim conducted the study with Rolf Halden, an a...Growth factors given with chemotherapy associated with increased risk of blood diseases
...of adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer may far outweigh any risk of a second cancer. "In clinical practice, the benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy are of a different order of magnitude than the risk of secondary MDS or AML," they write. "Furthermore, given all the unknown factors, associations could be f...Long-term data on safety and effectiveness of antiobesity drugs needed
...ed so doctors can be confident that their benefits outweigh their risks, state the authors of a New Drug Class article in this week's issue of The Lancet. The International Obesity Task Force estimates that more than 300 million individuals worldwide are obese and an additional 800 million are overweight. ...SCAI issues recommendations to prevent kidney damage after imaging procedures
... most diagnostic and interventional procedures far outweigh any risks associated with the use of contrast dye in such procedures," he said. "In fact, contrast dyes have helped us make enormous progress in the treatment of patients with blocked arteries."...Jury still out on net benefit of screening younger women for breast cancer
...annual breast screening for women aged 40-49 years outweigh the harms and costs is still unclear, according to... the risk of radiation-induced breast cancer might outweigh the benefit will be very small. The authors add that the later screens in the trial took place a...SCAI president testifies before FDA on safety of drug-eluting stents
...ority of patients, the benefits of aspirin therapy outweigh the risks," Dr. Dehmer said. "Likewise, with drug-...ts of preventing restenosis in a particular lesion outweigh the risks of late stent thrombosis; The patient must be an appropriate candidate for drug-eluting s...Health benefits, risks weighed for mammography in 40-something women
...an said. They need to decide whether the benefits outweigh the risks and the decision may be different for ea... and other factors, the benefit will almost always outweigh any risk....American Thoracic Society publishes new statement on hepatotoxicity of antituberculosis therapy
... if untreated, the benefits of anti-TB medications outweigh the risks," he said. "The risk of disease and TB-associated mortality is much lower in persons with latent infection, however, so the toxicity risk that's considered acceptable is much lower." To read the statement in full, visit the ATS Web site a...New study shows the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks
...sion among the public--do the risks of eating fish outweigh the benefits? Researchers from the Harvard Schoo... among adults, the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks," said Dariush Mozaffarian, lead author of the study and an instructor in epidemiology at ...Risks of gastrointestinal ulcers linked to aspirin use might outweigh its benefits for the heart
..., the risk of gastrointestinal complications might outweigh the cardioprotective effects of the drug. Sonia Hernndez-Daz and Luis Garca Rodrguez analysed two anonymous databases of patient information, the General Practice Research Database in the UK and the Base de Datos para la Investigacin Farmacoepidemi...