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Can diabetes medication improve heart structure?
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): According to a recent study, diabetes medication empagliflozin can improve cardiac structure in diabetics who also have heart disease.
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Overtreating hypothyroidism patients may increase risk of stroke
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): According to a new study, for patients who take medication to treat hypothyroidism, being treated with too much medication can lead to an increased risk of Atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder associated with stroke.
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Can genetics predict response to antipsychotic medications?
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 5 (ANI): A recent study has found that genetics could be used to predict a patient's response to antipsychotic drug treatment for schizophrenia.
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Diabetes medication may help reduce severity of Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): According to a new research, people with Alzheimer's disease who were treated with diabetes drugs showed considerably fewer markers of the disease including abnormal microvasculature and deregulated gene expressions in their brains, compared to patients wh
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Poor oral health linked to higher blood pressure: study
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Oct 22 (ANI): According to a recent study, people with high blood pressure taking medication for their condition are more likely to benefit from the therapy if they have good oral health.
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Professor GD Agarwal died of cardiac arrest: AIIMS
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh on Thursday informed that Professor GD Agarwal suffered a cardiac arrest.
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Gwyneth Paltrow fought postpartum depression using alternative therapies
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): Pregnancy and childbirth is a beautiful experience, but it leaves many women with postpartum depression. While it can be treated with proper medication, actress Gwyneth Paltrow overcame the issue using alternative therapies.
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Make lifestyle changes to reduce blood pressure medications
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 9 (ANI): Patients with high blood pressure problems can reduce the need for antihypertensive medications within 16 weeks with the help of some lifestyle changes, according to a new study.
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Hypertensive patients prefer medication to cutting salt
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 27(ANI): Turns out, patients with high blood pressure depend on medication to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke rather than decreasing salt intake as instructed by their physicians.
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Sleep medication: Use and abuse
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Insomnia or sleep disturbance is the most common of all sleep disorders. Insomnia is the difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep, even when a person can sleep in.
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Inappropriate medication linked to higher risk of fracture, mortality
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 13(ANI): Initiation of potentially inappropriate medication is associated with a higher risk of fractures and mortality, according to a new study.
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How ketamine keeps depression at bay
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 25 (ANI): A recent research has found how ketamine, unlike most antidepressant medications, can lift a person out of a deep depression within minutes of its administration.
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