Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- When people undergo surgery for broken arms or legs, they are often injected with prescription blood thinners to reduce their risk of developing potentially life-threatening blood clots in their lungs and legs.
But a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Aspirin Toe-to-Toe With LMWH Injections in Orthopedic Trauma
(MedPage Today) -- For patients with a variety of traumatic bone fractures, plain old oral aspirin provided just as good thromboprophylaxis as traditional low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) injections in the large PREVENT CLOT randomized trial... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 19, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Bayer Could Go the Way of General Electric and Daimler
A more comprehensive split of Bayer, with healthcare parting ways with crop science, is a clear option for a new boss. In the slow-burning decline of the industrial conglomerate, the next shoe to drop might be German drugs-to-crops giant Bayer . The inventor of aspirin has attracted a lot of…#jeffubbens #bayer #danone (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Using CCTA to diagnose CAD improves patient outcomes
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CCTA indicates aspirin therapy not effective for CVD prevention (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Deprescription of Aspirin in Patients With GI Bleeding Deprescription of Aspirin in Patients With GI Bleeding
This study found that aspirin for primary cardiovascular prevention was rarely deprescribed at discharge in patients hospitalized with GI bleeding.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
My Unique Experience as a Nurse Practitioner in the Futures Program
During the Futures Program in 2021, I learned a lot about how to manage long-term care patients, which included weighing the risks and potential rewards of aspirin in our older patient population, minimizing polypharmacy, and broaching palliative care as an ongoing discussion over several visits. But what struck me the most during this conference was how unique my experience as a nurse practitioner was compared with that of other providers — namely, physicians. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Rebecca Waksmunski Tags: Foundation Futures Source Type: news
Real-World Study Confirms Benefit of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) for Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients
TITUSVILLE, NJ, December 9, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced observational data from eight years of clinical practice showing that the oral Factor Xa inhibitor XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) is associated with comparable effectiveness and safety to the Factor Xa inhibitor apixaban for the treatment of cancer-associated thromboembolism (CAT) in a broad cohort of patients with various cancer types. Patients with CAT are at a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is the second-leading cause of death in people with cancer.1Data from the Observational Study in Cancer-A...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - December 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Indobufen Noninferior to Aspirin for DAPT After PCI: OPTION Indobufen Noninferior to Aspirin for DAPT After PCI: OPTION
Antiplatelet agent indobufen was noninferior to aspirin in combination with clopidogrel after coronary intervention on both efficacy and safety outcomes, with less mostly minor bleeding.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 28, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Could NSAIDs Like Ibuprofen, Aleve Make Arthritic Knees Worse?
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 -- Over-the-counter pain relievers like aspirin, Aleve or ibuprofen don’t do a thing to slow the progression of knee arthritis, and might even make things worse, a new study suggests.
Knee arthritis patients who... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Is aspirin a wonder pill or does it do more harm than good?
Doctors began to recommend that anyone over the age of 55 who worried they were at risk of a heart attack could opt to take the drug daily. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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If you have an ulcer, many over-the-counter drugs like aspirin and Advil can cause unwanted side effects that may make your ulcer worse. Here's what you need to know about each drug type. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eradicating H. pylori Cuts Aspirin-Related Peptic Ulcer Bleeding in the Short Term
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 -- Eradication of Helicobacter pylori reduces the incidence of peptic ulcer bleeding in older adults receiving daily aspirin, but the advantage does not persist after the first 2.5 years of follow-up, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Daily low-dose aspirin and risk of serious falls and fractures in healthy older people: a substudy of the ASPREE Randomized Clinical Trial - Barker AL, Morello R, Thao LTP, Seeman E, Ward SA, Sanders KM, Cumming RG, Pasco JA, Ebeling PR, Woods RL, Wolfe R, Khosla S, Hussain SM, Ronaldson K, Newman AB, Williamson JD, McNeil JJ.
IMPORTANCE: Falls and fractures are frequent and deleterious to the health of older people. Aspirin has been reported to reduce bone fragility and slow bone loss. OBJECTIVE: To determine if daily low-dose aspirin (100 mg) reduces the risk of fractu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Two plants could help 'break down' harmful blood clots - 'Effect similar to aspirin'
"Aloe vera contains salicylates and has been shown to have an anti-platelet effect similar to aspirin", according to a doctor. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Daily Aspirin No Help for Fracture Prevention in Seniors, Raises Risk of Falls
(MedPage Today) -- Low-dose aspirin did not reduce risks of fracture in healthy older adults, but was associated with an increased risk of serious falls, a substudy of the randomized ASPREE trial showed.
Over a median follow-up of 4.6 years, there... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - November 7, 2022 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
