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Drugs: Misc News

•	Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online Fri Nov 20, 2009, 16:00 Banned products are readily available, researchers say. News Topics : Steroids, Sports Medicine, Drugs: Misc, Drugs: Illicit, Computers / Internet: Misc, Computers / Internet

•	Three-Month Supply Lowers Drug Costs Fri Nov 20, 2009, 16:00 Consumers save up to one-third buying 90-day supply, study finds. News Topics : Prescription Drugs, Mail-Order Drugs, Health Costs, Drugs: Misc

•	Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes Thu Nov 19, 2009, 19:00 Findings may not apply to blacks, researchers note. News Topics : Respiratory Problems: Misc, Prescription Drugs, Drugs: Misc, Asthma

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Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Wed Nov 18, 2009, 14:00
Long-term comparison study finds chlorthalidone most likely to prevent heart failure, stroke.
News Topics : Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc, Heart / Stroke-Related: High Blood Pressure, Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart Attack, Drugs: Misc

•	Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients Wed Nov 18, 2009, 12:00 Lab study finds that common surgical painkillers help cancer cells thrive. News Topics : Surgery: Misc, Research & Development, Pain, Drugs: Misc, Cancer: Misc

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Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
Wed Nov 18, 2009, 09:00
Taking the B vitamin didn't reverse or stall carotid artery disease.
News Topics : Vitamins / Minerals, Heart Attack: Management / Prevention, Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc, Heart / Stroke-Related: High Cholesterol, Heart / Stroke-Related: Coronary-Artery Disease, Drugs: Misc

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Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
Tue Nov 17, 2009, 16:00
Combination can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, U.S. officials say.
News Topics : Prescription Drugs, Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart Attack, Heart / Stroke-Related Problems: Stroke, Food & Drug Administration, Drugs: Misc, Blood Disorders

•	Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses Wed Nov 18, 2009, 06:00 Study finds increase lowers chance of hospitalization or death. News Topics : Prescription Drugs, Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc, Drugs: Misc

•	Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug Mon Nov 16, 2009, 09:00 Sexual desire improves in women taking flibanserin, expert says. News Topics : Women's Problems: Misc, Sex, Prescription Drugs, Drugs: Misc, Behavior

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Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia
Mon Nov 16, 2009, 06:33
It was found less effective than extended-release niacin, or Niaspan.
News Topics : Prescription Drugs, Heart Attack: Management / Prevention, Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart Attack, Heart / Stroke-Related: Coronary-Artery Disease, Drugs: Misc, Clinical Trials, Cholesterol: Dietary

•	Web Giants Urge FDA to Update Ad Guidelines Fri Nov 13, 2009, 14:00 Google and Yahoo join forces with drug makers at Internet marketing hearing. News Topics : Safety & Public Health, Food & Drug Administration, Drugs: Misc

•	Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy Thu Nov 12, 2009, 14:00 In studies with mice, pentamidine combats genetic defects that lead to myotonic dystrophy. News Topics : Yeast Infections, Pneumonia, Muscular Dystrophy, Drugs: Misc

•	Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice Thu Nov 12, 2009, 17:00 Experimental drug may lead to therapy that inhibits metastasis, research suggests. News Topics : Drugs: Misc, Cancer: Misc, Cancer: Breast, Cancer: Bone

•	Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father Wed Nov 11, 2009, 17:00 Latest case underscores need to use the antiviral properly, experts say. News Topics : Safety & Public Health: Misc, Safety & Public Health, Prescription Drugs, Infections: Misc, Flu, Drugs: Misc

•	Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries Wed Nov 11, 2009, 17:00 Study finds medication works as well in certain people, without the risks. News Topics : Surgery: Misc, Kidney Problems: Misc, Drugs: Misc, Blood Pressure

•	Sharing Prescriptions Can Bring Harm, Not Healing Wed Nov 11, 2009, 12:00 One in four who borrowed a medication experienced a side effect, researchers report. News Topics : Safety & Public Health, Drugs: Misc, Drug Abuse

•	Statins May Stave Off Gallstones Tue Nov 10, 2009, 16:00 But prescribing them for protection would be questionable, expert says. News Topics : Surgery: Misc, Prescription Drugs, Gallstones, Gallbladder Problems: Misc, Drugs: Misc

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No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
Mon Nov 09, 2009, 17:00
Plavix helped men and women almost equally, study finds.
News Topics : Prescription Drugs, Heart Attack: Management / Prevention, Heart Attack: Drugs, Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc, Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart Attack, Drugs: Misc, Blood Disorders

•	Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too Mon Nov 09, 2009, 17:00 Study in mice reports success with drugs that inhibit estrogen. News Topics : Women's Problems: Misc, Osteoporosis, Drugs: Misc, Cancer: Misc, Cancer: Cervical, Cancer: Breast

•	Health Tip: Follow Directions When Taking Medication Fri Nov 06, 2009, 09:00 Here's what can happen if you don't News Topics : Drugs: Misc, Drug Interactions

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