A story in the Houston Press spotlights the growing health concerns that many medical professionals have about the blood thinner Pradaxa, which manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim acknowledges has been linked to more than 260 deaths.
The Houston Press article mentions the case of Loraine Franklin, an 80-year-old former teacher who died of an intercranial hemorrhage after she fell on her kitchen floor.
Franklin’s daughters say ...
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The executive board of the National Aphasia Association has drawn up a Bill of Rights designed to minimize the isolation and frustration commonly experienced by people with the condition.
Aphasia impairs a patient’s ability to speak, read, write or understand others, but does not affect intelligence. According to the National Aphasia Association, it affects anywhere from 25 to 40 percent of stroke survivors and stroke is the most common cause.
Strokes are ...
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin a two-day hearing into all-metal hip implants, examining reports that the devices are causing debilitating health problems for a large proportion of the patients who receive them.
A report on Boston.com says the all-metal implants – in which both the ball and sockets are coated with metal – were originally introduced ...
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, clinical depression manifests itself in different ways. The types of symptoms – and their severity, frequency and duration – vary depending on the individual and his or her particular illness.
The treatments vary as well. NIMH says medication and psychotherapy are among the treatments that can be effective.
But some antidepressants come with inherent risks. A number of studies show that antidepressants classified as ...
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In an article devoted to women’s urinary incontinence, Mayo Clinic staff members acknowledge that talking about bladder control problems is difficult.
But the article urges women who experience bladder control problems to get help, because the condition is treatable and not all doctors routinely ask about urinary function during an exam.
“Leaking urine, having to urinate frequently and experiencing other symptoms of urinary incontinence aren’t trivial consequences of childbirth or a natural ...
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In an article on problems with the Yaz line of contraceptives for BNET online magazine, Jim Edwards writes that Yaz manufacturer Bayer seems to have a troubling perspective on the very concept of risk.
As Edwards writes, Yaz is the focus of concerns that it causes more blood clots in users than older safer pills.
A number of studies show that pills containing the ...
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