From: THE MEDICAL NEWS
There are a handful of drugs effective in treating HIV/AIDS.
However new research shows that some of these drugs can increase
the risk of heart attacks. The results come from a Garvan Institute
of Medical Research study involving 20 people, 10 taking the drug
Ritonavir and 10 others the drug Raltegravir for one month.
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Drug Addiction and Effects
Drug addiction is a condition which involves continuous abuse of
drugs, hence leading to the development of a habit of drug-seeking.
It results due to constant cravings and preoccupation with
obtaining substances i.e drugs which then act as stimuli making the
person feel satisfied after taking them.
Studies Suggest Heart Risk With Drug Avandia
Two large studies published today seem to confirm earlier studies
suggesting the hazard of the widely used diabetes drug Avandia,
developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).The first study analyzed a
compilation of 56 studies involving more than 35,000 patients
comparing Avandia to other treatments used to lower blood sugar in
patients with diabetes. Patients taking Avandia were 33 percent
more likely to suffer a heart attack compared to those on other
treatments, according to the study. The second study by Dr. David
Graham, associate director of the Food and Drug Administration,
analyzed data collected from over 220,000 elderly patients in a
Medicare health insurance program who either took Avandia or a its
equivalent class drug Actos. While the study found an increased
risk of heart failure...
Anticonvulsants increase suicide risk
Dr. Elisabetta Patorno, a research fellow at Brigham and Women's
Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston has published a study
this week in the Journal of American Medical Association which
found that taking anticonvulsant drugs raise thoughts of suicide
and risks of actually trying to commit suicide by two times the
norm. The study was sponsored by the Harvard School of Public
Health and HealthCore, a research subsidiary of WellPoint.
WellPoint is a health benefits company that serves the Blue Cross
Blue Shield network.
Teenagers and Drug Abuse
A person between the ages of 13 to 19 is called a teenager and a
drug is such a substance that can change our normal body working if
we have or take it. There are two types of drugs- medical drugs and
non-medical drugs. Medical drugs or medicines are used to kill
pains; get rid of cough; kill bacteria; cure diseases; reduce
swelling or make a patient unconscious during the operation which
are legal and prescribed ones by doctors.
Advantages of Drug Treatment in a Drug Rehabilitation Center
Drug addiction has spread like a plague within the past few years;
millions of people of varying ages have become victim of this
deadly 'disease' and unfortunately the number of victims are
increasing every year. The people of the first world countries are
the worst victims, mainly the teenagers and middle aged people.
Drug addiction can be of various types and of various forms,
sometimes addiction to drugs accidentally and sometimes
intentionally.