Archive for October, 2008

HealthDay - Diuretics Best for Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Diuretics appear to be as good or better than other blood pressure drugs for treating hypertension in patients with metabolic syndrome, especially black patients, according to a U.S. study.
People with hypertension and metabolic syndrome are at high risk for complications of cardiovascular disease.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cases Medical Center in Cleve…

Business Wire - Andrx Announces FDA Approvable Letter for Cardura XL

Friday, October 24th, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Andrx Corporation (”Andrx” or “Company”) (Nasdaq:ADRX) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (”FDA”) has issued an approvable letter for Pfizer Inc.’s…

Bandolier - Long-term BPH treatment

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Bandolier has several times examined treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and the Bandolier Internet site has a whole section devoted to systematic reviews and trials conducted in this area. Even so, it is terrific when a new study comes along that extends our thinking. That is particularly the case when such a study [1] fulfils the criteria of high quality, to minimise bias, of validity,…

Chain Drug Review - Prostate hope.(News)(Brief Article)

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Doxazosin and finasteride, two widely used but not normally combined drugs, could strike a significant blow against symptoms of an enlarged prostate, according to a …

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Business Wire - FDA Approves PROSCAR Combined With Doxazosin to Reduce the Risk of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms Progressing Over Time

Monday, October 13th, 2008

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Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved changes to the prescribing information for PROSCAR(R) (finasteride) based on a landmark National Institutes …

Nursing - One-two punch eases symptoms

Friday, October 10th, 2008

PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Therapy that combines two drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate glands is far more effective at easing symptoms than either drug used alone, according to new research. Used alone, each of the two drugs, doxazosin and finasteride, reduced the risk of worsening symptoms by about a third. Used tog…

Medical Design Technology - Study pits devices against drugs.(Noted …)

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

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