Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) receiving antithrombotic treatment are at increased risk for bleeding if they also take a nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug (NSAID), even for a short period, a new nationwide Danish study has found. The data suggest that a serious bleeding event occurs in up to 1 in 400 to 500 patients with […]
CHICAGO — A new trial shows no benefit of low-dose, once-daily aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with multiple risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. No benefit was seen for the composite endpoint of nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), nonfatal stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes. There were significant reductions in […]
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Hypotension is a common problem during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. Intravenous fluid loading is used to correct preoperative dehydration and reduce the incidence and severity of hypotension. Different fluid regimens have been studied but colloid preload and crystalloid co-load have not been compared.
Negli individui tra i 50 e i 64 anni di età ridurrebbe il rischio di tumore all’apparato digerente, soprattutto a stomaco, colon ed esofago. Lo afferma uno studio inglese, pubblicato sulla rivista specializzata “Annals of Oncology” da un team di scienziati del Centro per la prevenzione del cancro presso la Queen Mary University of London. […]
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Deborah BrauserSeptember 09, 2014 Use of benzodiazepines to treat insomnia or anxiety may increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), new research suggests.
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