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by Michelle
Posted: Tue., April 1, 2008, 04:48 am
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Let’s back up for just a minute and talk about the history of Viagra. I’ve spent a lot of time researching this drug and what I’ve read just amazes me. Did you know that it took just six short months of clinical trials to get Viagra approved to go on the market? In the world of pharmaceutical drugs, this is an incredibly short period of time.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., May 13, 2008, 11:40 am
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The U.S. government-mandated switch to CFC-free inhalers is causing problems for millions of people with asthma and other lung diseases, according to The New York Times. CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), used as propellants in the inhalers, damage the Earth's ozone layer.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., May 13, 2008, 07:53 am
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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who received the blood pressure-lowering drugs known as beta blockers after having non-cardiac surgery were at higher risk of dying or having a stroke, a new Canadian study found.
However, the patients receiving the medications were less likely to have a heart attack, according to the report in the May 13 online issue of The Lancet.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., May 12, 2008, 03:21 pm
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By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- The drugs that are widely used to treat restless legs syndrome do provide relief, but they are burdened by side effects and a gradual loss of effectiveness that causes many sufferers to stop taking them, a new analysis finds.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., May 12, 2008, 02:55 pm
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to prior studies, a new trial shows that daily use of two popular pain-relieving drugs, Celebrex and naproxen, does not prevent cognitive decline in people with a family history of Alzheimer's disease.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., May 12, 2008, 02:22 pm
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By Carolyn Colwell
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Daily doses of statins and blood pressure medications will not be enough to prevent heart disease among the ever-growing number of Baby Boomers who are overweight or obese, a new study suggests.
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by hernews
Posted: Fri., May 9, 2008, 11:03 am
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The Ortho-Evra birth control patch exposes women to dangerous levels of estrogen -- posing a possible two-fold increased risk of blood clots -- and should be removed from the market within six months, says a Public Citizen petition filed Thursday with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., May 7, 2008, 01:53 pm
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By Alan Mozes
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults following a medication regimen are less likely to miss doses when reminded by an electronic pillbox that both beeps at the appointed drug-taking time and announces the number of pills to take and how to take them, new research reveals.
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., May 7, 2008, 01:49 pm
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WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Senior citizens with disabilities are twice as likely as their non-disabled counterparts to being taking at least one prescription drug deemed inappropriate for people 65 or older, according to new research.
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., May 7, 2008, 10:28 am
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By Alan Mozes
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder may ultimately benefit from a combination of prescription medication and cutting-edge virtual reality psychotherapy, new research suggests.
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