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- November 8th, 2015 Study Finds Drug Errors in 50% of Surgeries
- August 14th, 2015 Early Opioid Prescription for Back Pain Doesn’t Up Risk of Chronic Use
- August 14th, 2015 Diagnosing Headache: Patient, Provider Communication is Key
- August 9th, 2015 Strong Support for Folate Supplements for Primary Stroke Prevention
- July 31st, 2015 Antidepressants and NSAIDs Are a Dangerous Mix
- July 8th, 2015 Factors associated with medication regimen complexity in older people: a cross-sectional population-based study
- July 7th, 2015 Narcolepsy and Autoimmune Response: The Missing Link
- July 3rd, 2015 Epilepsy Drug Could Reverse Early-Stage Dementia
- June 26th, 2015 New Drug Promises Relief from Tinnitus, Epilepsy
- June 24th, 2015 Inhaled Levodopa Improves Motor Function in Parkinson’s
- March 20th, 2015 STATIN DRUG RECALL
- January 6th, 2015 NSAIDs May Boost Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
- December 23rd, 2014 Advances in the Primary Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease
- December 9th, 2014 FDA Announces Voluntary Urgent Correction for INR Testing
- December 4th, 2014 Sulfonylureas Tied to Higher Mortality in Diabetics
- November 7th, 2014 Experts Update Stroke Prevention Guidelines
- November 4th, 2014 Cardiovascular Drugs May Up Anaphylaxis Risk Via Mast Cells
- October 27th, 2014 Oral Inosine a Potential Disease-Modifying Therapy for Parkinson’s
- October 27th, 2014 ProSavin May Benefit Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease
- October 27th, 2014 Levodopa Better First Parkinson’s Drug than MAO Inhibitors or Dopamine Agonists
- October 27th, 2014 Parkinson’s Drugs Linked to Impulse Control Disorders
- October 21st, 2014 Nationwide Lidocaine Recall
- October 15th, 2014 Wearing Dentures During the Night Increases Risk of Pneumonia
- October 14th, 2014 Portola Pharma Drug Reverses Effect of Anti-Clotting Drugs in Study
- October 10th, 2014 NSAIDs May Boost Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
- October 3rd, 2014 Statin use may be linked to less physical activity in elderly men
- September 21st, 2014 Antibiotic Recall Due to Particulate Matter
- September 21st, 2014 Parkinson’s Drug Recall
- September 16th, 2014 Heparin Recall Due to Human Hair
- September 16th, 2014 Are VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) Prophylaxis Practices in Hospitals Logical?
- September 10th, 2014 FDA Staff: Novo Nordisk Drug Liraglutide Effective for Obesity
- September 9th, 2014 Wockhardt Recalls Blood Pressure Drug
- September 9th, 2014 Massive Antibiotic Recall
- August 17th, 2014 Alcohol Intake and Atrial Fibrillation
- August 17th, 2014 Lower Treated BP Tied to Elevated Death Rates
- August 15th, 2014 Voluntary Recall: Peritoneal Dialysis Solution
- June 3rd, 2014 (FINALLY) STOPPING STATINS MAY BENEFIT TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS
- March 30th, 2014 What is HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION)
- March 17th, 2014 Trends in anemia care in older patients approaching ESRD in U.S. (1995-2010)
- February 28th, 2014 Doctors are warned against Aricept for dementia care
- February 22nd, 2014 Lilly’s Ramucirumab for Lung Cancer Improves Survival in Late-Stage Trial
- February 21st, 2014 New Better Trick in Cardiac Catherization That is Safe
- November 26th, 2013 FDA lifts some safety restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia
- October 25th, 2013 The FDA Makes Ancient Remedies Unaffordable
- October 2nd, 2013 Can’t help it, I TOLD YOU SO !!!
- June 5th, 2013 FDA Gives Avandia Another Look
- April 22nd, 2013 Bone Drug Lowers Levels of Bone Growth Markers
- March 30th, 2013 Equation May Give Wrong LDL Status
- February 27th, 2013 Study: Doctors Misdiagnose 150,000 a Year
- February 12th, 2013 Commonly used painkiller ‘should be banned over heart risk’
- January 16th, 2013 Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Vaccine may be on its way, researchers say
- January 7th, 2013 AHA Adds Its Weight to NSAID Risk Message
- January 6th, 2013 Subtle Cognitive Declines Follow Menopause
- December 22nd, 2012 FDA Issues Pradaxa Valve Warning
- December 14th, 2012 Survey: Poor mental health care keeping seniors at risk
- November 27th, 2012 Patients Forget How to Use EpiPen After 3 Months
- November 21st, 2012 Testosterone / Viagra Findings Not a Winner as ED Combination
- November 19th, 2012 Advair: How Safe Is This Drug ???
- November 13th, 2012 Dangerously Low Calcium with a Cancer, Osteoporosis Drug
- November 13th, 2012 Forgetfulness in seniors tied to anxiety and insomnia drugs
- October 7th, 2012 CDC: Meningitis Outbreak Spreads to 7 States
- September 30th, 2012 Xanax and Valium Boost Dementia Risk by 50 Percent
- September 23rd, 2012 FDA Reviews Possible Mirapex Heart Risk
- September 23rd, 2012 2 Beta-Blockers Similar for CV Event Risk
- September 22nd, 2012 Thalidomide Relieves Cough in Pulmonary Fibrosis
- September 21st, 2012 Elderly With Low Vitamin B12 Risk Brain Shrinkage And Cognitive Decline
- September 11th, 2012 Organic Foods May Not Be More Nutritious
- September 9th, 2012 Vitamin Studies Spell Confusion for Patients
- September 7th, 2012 Hopes dashed for ginkgo biloba in Alzheimer’s disease
- August 30th, 2012 Smoking Cessation Lowers Risk of Brain Bleed
- August 29th, 2012 CSF Markers Aid in Dementia, Parkinson’s Diagnosis
- August 27th, 2012 Statin Use Tied to Possible Boost in Cataract Risk
- August 20th, 2012 Bone Drug ONJ Triggered by Dental Work
- August 18th, 2012 Thick Cortex Offers Clue to Better Memory
- August 18th, 2012 What would you do if you saw someone collapse?
- August 17th, 2012 FDA OK’s Generic Actos (pioglitazone)
- August 16th, 2012 Gut Bacteria Tied to Metabolic Syndrome
- August 15th, 2012 Azithromycin & Levofloxacin May Increase The Risk of Cardiovascular Death
- August 12th, 2012 Study: No PSA Tests, Advanced Cancer Triples
- August 12th, 2012 Statins and Risk of Treated Incident Diabetes in a Primary Care Population
- August 12th, 2012 Discontinuation of Statin Therapy Due to Muscular Side Effects
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