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"Using Blood Pressure Meds to Treat Kidney Disease"
Antihypertensives delayed the need for dialysis in some advanced kidney disease patients (dailyRx News) People with advanced kidney disease sometimes must undergo dialysis, during which waste is filtered from the…
Read More"Seeking New Options for a Stomach Disorder"
Nortriptyline unhelpful for gastroparesis symptoms (dailyRx News) Sometimes a medication approved for one purpose can be used to treat a completely different condition. But then again, sometimes the medication doesn’t…
Read More"AGA Recommendations for Crohn’s Disease Treatment"
Anti TNF medications and thiopurines work well for Crohn’s disease treatment according to the AGA (dailyRx News) The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released its official recommendations for the treatment of…
Read More"Shortages of Chemo Medication Common"
Cancer medication shortages for chemotherapy common in survey of oncologists (dailyRx News) When diagnosed with cancer, medication shortages probably aren’t patients’ first concern. But this issue can have a big…
Read More"Long Term Effects of Golimumab in Patients with Arthritis"
Golimumab is as safe as other anti TNF medications (dailyRx News) Clinicians are generally familiar with the side effects of most prescribed medications. However, the safety of newer medications such…
Read More"HIV Patients Life Expectancy can be Normal"
HIV patients using antiretroviral therapy found to have normal life expectancy (dailyRx News) Advances in drug therapy for HIV are allowing HIV patients to live fuller and longer lives. It’s…
Read More"Looking Ahead for Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients"
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis may see more effective treatment options in 2014 (dailyRx News) Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have not had many treatment options to improve their quality of life.…
Read More"Metformin Led to Little Weight Loss in Children"
Metformin for weight loss in children offered small improvements over short term (dailyRx News) As childhood obesity in the US has increased in the past decade, researchers have looked for…
Read More"Antivirals May Help Those With Diabetes and Hepatitis"
Diabetes patients with hepatitis C may improve kidney and cardiovascular results with antiviral Rx (dailyRx News) Patients with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which primarily affects the liver, face a…
Read More"Vitamin D Supplements: Bone Health or Bogus?"
Vitamin D supplements did not improve bone mineral density in healthy adults (dailyRx News) Many people start to take vitamin D supplements to keep their bones strong as they age.…
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