Value of Adrenergic Blockade in Acute Severe TBI QuestionedValue of Adrenergic Blockade in Acute Severe TBI Questioned
Adrenergic blockade with propranolol and clonidine did not increase ventilator-free days after severe traumatic brain injury, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 28, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Drug and behavioural therapy are both effective for tics in people with Tourette syndrome
There are effective drug and behavioural treatments for tics in children and young people with Tourette syndrome. Although most of the studies included in this review were small with risk of , the effects found were moderate to large and likely to be clinically meaningful.
This NIHR funded and qualitative study found that habit reversal therapy, where people with Tourette's are taught to replace their tic with a less noticeable alternative, was effective. The drugs with the best balance of benefits and harms – risperidone, clonidine and aripiprazole – are those most commonly used in the UK. (Source: Current Awareness ...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Jails Are Killing People Going Through Opioid Withdrawals
Conclusions **Gorski lists five symptoms of Post Incarceration Syndrome: 1) Institutionalized Personality Traits; 2) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; 3) Antisocial Personality Traits; 4) Social-Sensory Deprivation Syndrome; and 5) Reactive Substance Use Disorders, and indicates symptoms are most severe in prisoners incarcerated for longer than a year, who have multiple episodes of incarceration, have little to no access to educational/vocational training, are subject to 30 days solitary confinement, or have experienced severe trauma as a result of institutional abuse--meaning an extremely large segment of the formerly inca...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shares of Raleigh's BioDelivery plummet 30 percent
Raleigh drug developer BioDelivery Sciences International (Nasdaq: BDSI) lost more than a quarter of its market value Monday after it announced disappointing trial results on an experimental pain treatment under development.
Shares traded down more than 30 percent from Friday’s close at one point and hovered around the $10 mark Monday morning. Shares closed at nearly $14 on Friday and have been as high as $18.48 in the past year.
BioDelivery had tested its Clonidine Topical Gel as a treatment… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - March 30, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Jason deBruyn Source Type: news
Medication finds new use in sustaining opioid quit success
New research suggests that clonidine, a medication for high blood pressure and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can enhance buprenorphine’s ability to treat opioid dependence. This combination of medications reduces stress-induced craving and prolongs opioid abstinence during... (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - March 18, 2015 Category: Addiction Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Opioids, Treatment Research Source Type: news
clonidine, Catapres, Catapres-TTS, Kapvay
Title: clonidine, Catapres, Catapres-TTS, KapvayCategory: MedicationsCreated: 5/11/1998 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/25/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)
Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General - February 25, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Help at hand for women like Kate who must endure acute morning sickness in early pregnancy
Clonidine, a commonly used remedy for lowering blood pressure, is proving beneficial for women, such as the Duchess of Cambridge, who expereince hyperemesis gravidarum (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - December 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Kate Middleton morning sickness pregnancy Duchess of Cambridge Doctor's Diary James Le Fanu Source Type: news
Help at hand for women like Kate who must endure acute morning sickness in early pregnancy
Clonidine, a commonly used remedy for lowering blood pressure, is proving beneficial for women, such as the Duchess of Cambridge, who expereince hyperemesis gravidarum (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - December 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Kate Middleton morning sickness pregnancy Duchess of Cambridge Doctor's Diary James Le Fanu Source Type: news
Aspirin, Clonidine Fail to Halt Nephropathy After SurgeryAspirin, Clonidine Fail to Halt Nephropathy After Surgery
The perioperative use of aspirin or clonidine does not prevent kidney injury, a substudy of POISE-2 suggests, and can lead to major bleeding and hypotension. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Nephrology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nephrology Headlines - November 20, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Perioperative Aspirin, Clonidine Do Not Protect Against Acute Kidney Injury (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH
Among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, neither aspirin nor clonidine given perioperatively lowers the risk for acute … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 17, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Clonidine, Aspirin Fail to Lower AKI Risk During Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Neither antiplatelet nor vasoactive treatment prevents acute kidney injury. (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 15, 2014 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Aspirin or blood pressure medication before and after surgery does not reduce risk of AKI
(The JAMA Network Journals) In patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, neither aspirin nor clonidine (a medication primarily used to treat high blood pressure) taken before and after surgery reduced the risk of acute kidney injury, according to a study appearing in JAMA. The study is being released to coincide with its presentation at the American Society of Nephrology's annual Kidney Week meeting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 15, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Kapvay (clonidine extended-release)
Title: Kapvay (clonidine extended-release)Category: MedicationsCreated: 11/13/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/13/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - November 13, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Kapvay (clonidine extended-release)
Title: Kapvay (clonidine extended-release)Category: MedicationsCreated: 11/13/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/13/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - November 13, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
