Triptans Contraindicated in Almost 5 Million Americans
Triptans Contraindicated in Almost 5 Million Americans
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BOSTON — Almost 5 million Americans with episodic migraine (EM) should not be prescribed a triptan, a widely used US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved drug, because of the presence of cardiovascular contraindications, according to results …
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RCCA Gives Recognition to Governor Christie with 2013 Leadership Award
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"The John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC is one of the nation's top centers for cancer care and has provided extraordinary treatment to countless New Jersey residents living with cancer. … "Governor Christie's accomplishments in the …
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Hazelden names new medical director of its Naples facility
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National addiction treatment provider Hazelden announced that Jeffrey E. Fabacher, M.D., has been named medical director of its Naples, Florida, facility, a location of the nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people recover from addiction. As …
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BP Home Readings, Phone Consults Pay Dividends
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Compared with usual care, patients receiving the at-home intervention had significant reductions in systolic blood pressure at months 6 (P<0.001), 12 (P<0.001), and 18 (P=0.004), according to Karen Margolis, MD, of the HealthPartners Institute for …
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