FDA MedWatch: Trasylol (aprotinin injection)
FDA MedWatch: Trasylol (aprotinin injection) – FDA requests marketing suspension and Bayer Pharmaceutical Corp. has agreed, pending a detailed review of preliminary results from a Canadian study that suggested an increased risk for death MedWatch – The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program FDA announced that, at the agency's request, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. […]
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Guidelines for the Management of Post-MI Patients in the Outpatient SettingsRamaz Mitaishvili, MDGina Gagua, LAc, PhD Introduction Compelling clinical trial evidence exists that antiplatelet, ß-blocker, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, and lipid-lowering therapies reduce the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events, hospitalization, and heart failure and substantially improve survival in Post MI patients. Despite this evidence as […]
Bronchiolitis and antibiotics
by Dr. Ramaz MitaishviliIntroductionBronchiolitis [brong”ke-o-li’tis] (inflammation of the bronchioles) is an acute viral illness. Treatment usually is supportive and antibiotics are not indicated. But most of physicians prescribe antibiotics for hospitalized patients. Such practice is explained, that elevated WBC can be caused by co-existent bacterial superinfection. This practice can be considered as irrational.
Acupuncture for Neck Pain
Acupuncture TodayApril, 2007, Vol. 08, Issue 04 By Tina Beychok, Associate Editor Various studies have placed the lifetime prevalence of neck pain at anywhere from 26 percent to 71 percent. In one study, 10 percent of men and 17 percent of women reported neck pain lasting up to six months. Another study found that […]
Does acupuncture work?
According to the NIH Consensus Statement on Acupuncture, there have been many studies on acupuncture's potential usefulness, but results have been mixed because of complexities with study design and size, as well as difficulties with choosing and using placebos or sham acupuncture. However, promising results have emerged, showing efficacy of acupuncture, for example, in adult […]
