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Detailed Information on Heart Failure
November 19th, 2008Heart failure is the pathophysiologic state in which the heart. Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure. Heart failure is a progressive disorder in which damage to the heart causes weakening of the cardiovascular system. Heart f…
LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Victims on a Push to Increase Federal Funding for Asbestos-Related Il
November 14th, 2008Denver, CO - LegalView.com, a definitive source for everything legal on the Internet, recently updated its mesothelioma legal information blog readers on an extensive push by congressmen and lobbyists at the federal level to increase funding for cancer research, specifically mesothelioma cancer. At the center of this move for more mesotheli…
Focus on Healthy Aging - Corticosteroids may help prevent atrial fibrillation after Heart surgery
November 11th, 2008New research published in the April 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that cardiac patients who were given high-dose hydrocortisone (a corticosteroid medication that reduces inflammation) before undergoing bypass sur…
News: BTG to Acquire Protherics in Agreement Valued at Roughly …
November 7th, 2008BTG is offering to take over Protherics in an all-share deal valued at 218.1 million, or about $396.28 million. Protherics independent directors who collectively hold 3.03% of Protherics stock have already agreed to vote in favor of the merger.
The acquisition is expected to be completed by early December. If the agreement g…
St. John’s Wort Interferes With Lifesaving Drugs
November 4th, 2008 Feb. 10, 2000 (Atlanta) — The FDA on Thursday warned physicians that St. John’s wort, a commonly used herbal remedy, dangerously interferes with a long list of prescription drugs. The action comes after two reports in the British medical journal The Lancet linking the herb to heart-transplant rejection and to HIV drug failure.
The FDA warning goes far beyond these two drugs. Because the herb appears to interfere with the way the body processes many drugs, the FDA…
US Drug Watchdog Launches a National Investigation Into, and Wants to Hear From Consumers About, the Drug Called Digitek
November 1st, 2008Americas Watchdog's US Drug Watchdog has just launched a national investigation involving the drug called Diditek. In April 2008, Actavis Towtowa recalled all lots of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek (digoxin…
What is Atrial Fibrillation and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
October 28th, 2008Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is a cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart. It can often be identified by taking a pulse and observing that the heart beats don’t occur at regular intervals, but a conclusive indication of AF is the absence of P waves on an electrocardiogram (ECG). AF is the most common arrhythmia; risk increases with age, wit…
Hesperidin -used for the Treatment of Common Ailments
October 26th, 2008Taxonomic class
Apocynaceae
Common Trade Names
Anvirzel (hot water extract)
Common Forms
Available as leaf extract and tincture.
Source
Although active components are found in all …
Medical Law's Regan Report - Did nurse give digoxin O/D which caused death?
October 23rd, 2008MICHAEL DUNN WAS BORN WITH TRICUSPID ATRESIA. The Fontan procedure (consisting of three surgical procedures), was employed to correct the defect. Following the third procedure, Michael, while in the pediatric ICU at Shands Teaching Hospital, …
Digitek recall issued after patients suffer digitalis toxicity due to improper manufacturing
October 21st, 2008Drugmaker Actavis Totowa issued a Digitek recall on April 25, 2008 after a number of patients experienced overdoses while taking the drug. The company says that some tablets of the heart medication were improperly manufactured at twice their normal thickness. As a result, patients could be getting a double dose of its active ingredient, digitalis, which could increase their risk of an overdose due to dig…
