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3 prescription drugs linked to strokes
January 11, 2010 5:58 PM
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will review the safety of three anemia drugs after research linked one of the drugs to strokes . The medications include Johnson & Johnson's Procrit, and Amgen's Epogen and Aranesp. The clinical trial from 2004 involved diabetic and kidney disease patients... more » -
Study: Faster FDA approval needed for medical devices
December 30, 2009 9:02 AM
Two new studies find shortfalls in the Food and Drug Administration's approval process for heart devices such as pacemakers and stents. Researchers from the FDA and Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center said studies submitted by device makers didn't clearly spell out safety targets. They add that submissions were missing... more » -
Salt intake linked to large number of cardiovascular cases
November 30, 2009 12:39 PM
Eating high amounts of salt is linked to a much greater risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease, according to a new review of research. In a study led by researchers at the University of Warwick and University Hospital in the UK and published in the British Medical Journal, researchers... more » -
Stroke Q & A
October 23, 2009 12:22 PM
What is stroke? A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, causing blood to spill into spaces surrounding brain cells. Brain cells die when they no longer receive oxygen and nutrients from the blood... more » -
Heparin's safety improved, FDA says
October 7, 2009 12:21 PM
The Food and Drug Administration is alerting doctors that a widely used blood thinner has been reformulated to improve its safety, though the change could open the door to dosing errors. The FDA said Thursday new heparin vials scheduled to begin shipping next week will be 10 percent less... more » -
New treatment to prevent strokes
October 2, 2009 2:14 PM
Combining two generic drugs could protect against heart attack and strokes in high-risk patients. The drugs are a cholesterol-lowering medication called lovastatin and a blood pressure drug called lisinopril. Kaiser Permanente researchers gave the drugs to people with diabetes or heart disease . Within two years, doctors said... more » -
Common treatments for varicose veins
September 18, 2009 2:40 PM
Varicose veins are gnarled, enlarged veins frequently seen in the legs, but varcose veins may occur anywhere in the body. Doctors believe that varcose veins occue in the legs and feet more often than elsewhere bacuse of walking and standing. While varicose veins are not attractive, many people decide... more »
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