Fatal Overdoses Rising From Sedatives Like Valium, Xanax
When combined with narcotics, these drugs can be lethal, researcher says (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - February 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Overdose Deaths from Common Sedatives Have Surged, New Study Finds
February 18, 2016—(BRONX, NY)—Headlines about America’s worsening drug epidemic have focused on deaths from opioids—heroin and prescription painkillers such as OxyContin. But overdose deaths have also soared among the millions of Americans using benzodiazepine drugs, a class of sedatives that includes Xanax, Valium, and Klonopin, according to a study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System and the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania. Their findings appear online today in the American Journal of Public Health. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - February 18, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Fatal Overdoses Rising From Sedatives Like Valium, Xanax
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2016 -- While deaths from overdoses of heroin and narcotic painkillers like Oxycontin have surged in recent years, a new report finds the same thing is happening with widely used sedatives such as Xanax, Valium and Ativan.
In... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Electronic health records can help catch undiagnosed cases of Type 2 diabetes, UCLA researchers find
In 2012, a group of UCLA researchers set out to mine thousands of electronic health records for a more accurate and less expensive way to identify people who have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes. The researchers got much more than they bargained for.
Not only did they develop an algorithm with the potential to vastly increase the number of correct diagnoses of the disease by refining the pool of candidates who are put forward for screening; they also uncovered several previously unknown risk factors for diabetes, including a history of sexual and gender identity disorders, intestinal infections and a category of illnesses tha...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 16, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Anxiety Meds Valium, Xanax And Ativan May Not Lead To Dementia After All
Benzodiazepines have been linked to dementia in the past. A new study raises some doubts. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 4, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alice G. Walton Source Type: news
Anxiety Meds Like Valium, Xanax Won't Raise Seniors' Dementia Risk: Study
Title: Anxiety Meds Like Valium, Xanax Won't Raise Seniors' Dementia Risk: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/3/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/4/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Alzheimer)
Source: MedicineNet Alzheimer - February 4, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news
Anxiety Meds Like Valium, Xanax Won’t Raise Seniors’ Dementia Risk: Study
Research may ease some concerns about use of benzodiazapines, but side effects do exist (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - February 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Neurology, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, News, Source Type: news
Anxiety Meds Like Valium, Xanax Won't Raise Seniors' Dementia Risk
Research may ease some concerns about use of benzodiazapines, but side effects do exist
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Anxiety, Dementia, Medicines (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A preliminary investigation to group disparate batches of licit and illicit diazepam tablets using differential scanning calorimetry - Bibi S, Bremner DH, Macdougall-Heasman M, Reid R, Simpson K, Tough A, Waddell S, Stewart IJ, Matthews KH.
Increasing numbers of illicit and unlicensed medicines are in general circulation and regularly seized by the police and other regulatory authorities. Forensic identification of seized tablets tends to focus on visual appearance and chromatographic identif... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Teens and medicines that cause birth defects: Do doctors drop the ball?
My 14-year-old daughter recently started taking isotretinoin, a medication that can help severe acne — and that can cause severe birth defects. I knew that there was a process in place for preventing pregnancy in girls taking it, but I was caught off guard by just how many hoops we had to jump through to get her prescription.
There were two pregnancy tests a month apart at the beginning, continued monthly pregnancy tests as well as monthly online questions about contraception and her understanding of the effects of the medicine, and a special ID card that has to be brought to the pharmacy within a very short window after...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - January 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Drugs and Supplements Family Planning and Pregnancy Parenting Source Type: news
Here's How Many People Fatally Overdosed On Marijuana Last Year
With marijuana now legal in some form throughout 23 states, the number of Americans who fatally overdosed on the drug last year was significant:
The rate of absolutely zero deaths from a marijuana overdose remained steady from last year, according to figures released this month by the Centers for Disease Control. But while Americans aren't dying as a result of marijuana overdoses, the same can't be said for a range of other substances, both legal and illicit.
A total of 17,465 people died from overdosing on illicit drugs like heroin and cocaine last year, while 25,760 people died from overd...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fatal case of diazepam and paraquat poisoning: a case report - Peranantham S, Manigandan G, Tamilselvi V, Shanmugam K.
A very dangerous activity among youth and young adults is the indiscriminate mixing and sharing of prescription drugs, often in combination with alcohol or other drugs. The effects of these combinations of substances can be fatal. A 28 years old adult male... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A suicide involving intraperitoneal injection of pentobarbital - Hangartner S, Steiner J, Dussy F, Moeckli R, Gerlach K, Briellmann T.
We present an unusual case of suicide by intraperitoneal injection of pentobarbital, an overdose of zolpidem and the intake of diazepam, ethanol and other psychoactive substances. The autopsy and specimen collection were conducted in a 10 to 18 h postmorte... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
FDA Cautions Consumers About Counterfeit Diazepam Bought Online (FREE)
By Kristin J. Kelley
Edited by Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
The FDA is warning about a counterfeit version of the … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 8, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
