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Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Oakland, CA, United States (AHN) – Drugs used to treat attention deficit disorder, including Ritalin and Adderall, are safe for adults’ hearts even though they can increase blood pressure and heart rate, a new study finds. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA., found in a review of health [...]

McMaster University researchers have discovered a new drug target that may be effective at preventing the onset of Huntington’s disease, working much the same way heart medications slow the progression of heart disease and reduce heart attacks… View full post on All Stories

Combination of statins and niacin, both cholesterol modifying medications, don’t reduce the chances of having a heart attack, according to findings by the AIM-HIGH trial conducted by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). These findings prompted the NHLBI to stop its trial a year and a half early. View full post on All [...]

Men who take certain kinds of inhaled medications to treat chronic lung disease are more likely to experience a medical emergency called acute urinary retention than those who don’t take the drugs, a new study shows. View full post on All Stories

By Anne Harding People with hypertension often need several medications to control blood pressure. But lifestyle changes can ratchet it down too, and maybe even eliminate the need for drugs. … View full post on All Stories

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. acknowledged it faces huge settlements for hormone-replacement therapy drugs. The company said in an SEC filing that it has put aside $772 million to resolve claims. Experts expect the amount to be much higher, and so does Pfizer. The company wrote that the amount it put aside is “the minimum expected [...]

Only approximately half of drugs that are newly approved by the US FDA include data which compares the new medication with existing alternatives – known as comparative effectiveness (efficacy) data – thus hindering a doctor’s ability to make the best treatment decisions, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported in JAMA [...]

The Drug Enforcement Administration says the most commonly abused drugs in America today come from the medicine cabinet. Over the last decade the number of people who’ve overdosed on prescription pain meds like Oxycotin has doubled. Matt Barden, Resident Agent in Charge of the DEA in Colorado Springs says there is no easy way to [...]

ContributorNetwork – You may know about Walmart and Target pharmacies’ $4 (30-day) and $10 (three-month) generic prescription drugs. Both stores carry $9/$24 Levitra, ReliOn Ventolin, Fosamax, Clomid, Proscar, Tamoxifen, Sprintec and other generic drugs. The $4 for 30-day, $10 three-month and the $9/$24 prescription lists are regularly updated to include new medications as they are [...]

tatin medications, which are prescribed to lower cholesterol, may have an added benefit — protecting the kidneys from shutting down soon after surgery, a new study shows. View full post on All Stories