Five Things Surgeons Need to Know About NOACs to Minimize Risks Five Things Surgeons Need to Know About NOACs to Minimize Risks
Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) differ in important ways from warfarin, and surgeons need to appreciate these differences, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Best 40 foods for vitamin K
Vitamin K is an essential nutrient that helps the body clot blood, build strong bones, and keep the heart healthy. In this article, we look at foods to eat to increase vitamin K intake, including kale, spinach, other leafy greens, some dairy products, and natto. Learn about the difference between vitamin K-1 and K-2. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Fake Marijuana Likely Laced With Rat Poison Has Killed 3 People and Sickened More Than 100
Fake marijuana likely contaminated with rat poison has killed three people in Illinois and caused severe bleeding in more than 100 others, including a few in four other states.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has alerted doctors nationwide that patients with severe, unexplained bleeding may be additional cases.
The CDC is helping Illinois authorities investigate the outbreak in that state, which began in early March. Illinois reported seven more cases on Tuesday, bringing the nationwide total to at least 116.
Several patients and samples of so-called synthetic marijuana from Illinois have tested posi...
Source: TIME: Health - April 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsey Tanner / AP Tags: Uncategorized Marijuana onetime Source Type: news
Synthetic Cannabis Laced With Poison Linked to Severe Bleeding Synthetic Cannabis Laced With Poison Linked to Severe Bleeding
Federal health officials warn of an outbreak of potentially life-threatening vitamin K-dependent antagonist coagulopathy after use of synthetic cannabinoids.News Alerts (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Alert Source Type: news
New EHRA Practical Guide on non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants launched
(European Society of Cardiology) A new version of the EHRA Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation is published online today in European Heart Journal and an executive summary in EP Europace, and presented at EHRA 2018, a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress.1-3 The guide, now in its third edition with more than 400,000 copies of previous versions distributed worldwide, was produced by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a branch of the ESC. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Why vitamin K is the anti-ageing supplement you need
Nutritional director Rick Hay describes the vitamin that often goes unmentioned: vitamin K. He suggests taking vitamin K2 could help reduce bone loss and cardiovascular health (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rat poisoning: a challenging diagnosis with clinical and psychological implications - Simmons SC, Taylor LJ, Marques MB, Williams LA.
Rat poisoning should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with signs and symptoms of vitamin K deficiency without a more likely explanation. However, confirming this diagnosis may be difficult due to the varying sensitivities... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Vitamin K deficiency: What you need to know
The main symptom of a vitamin K deficiency is excessive bleeding caused by an inability to form blood clots. Learn about vitamin K in adults and infants. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
GI Bleeding With Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants GI Bleeding With Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants
This meta-analysis assessed the risk of GI bleeding associated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants as compared with conventional anticoagulation therapy.Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Cardiology Experts Offer Guidance on Managing Bleeding Events in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants
The American College of Cardiology has published a guide to managing acute bleeding in patients taking direct oral anticoagulants and vitamin K antagonists. The decision... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 4, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Bayer submits application for marketing approval of rivaroxaban for patients with coronary or peripheral artery disease to European Medicines Agency (for specialized target groups only)
The rivaroxaban vascular dose, 2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin 100 mg once daily, demonstrated a 24% reduction in the combined risk of stroke, cardiovascular death and heart attack / The application for marketing approval is based on the COMPASS study / If approved, the rivaroxaban vascular dose, 2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin low dose once daily, will be the only non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) indicated for this patient population (Source: Bayer Company News)
Source: Bayer Company News - November 6, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
06.11.17: Not intended for U.S. and UK Media
Bayer submits application for marketing approval of rivaroxaban for patients with coronary or peripheral artery disease to European Medicines AgencyThe rivaroxaban vascular dose, 2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin 100 mg once daily, demonstrated a 24% reduction in the combined risk of stroke, cardiovascular death and heart attack (1) / The application for marketing approval is based on the COMPASS study / If approved, the rivaroxaban vascular dose, 2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin low dose once daily, will be the only non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) indicated for this patient populationmehr ... (Source: Baye...
Source: Bayer IR Newsfeed: Events - November 5, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Combined Adequate Vitamin K and D Could Improve Knee OA (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Post-hoc analysis of trial data suggests benefit (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 27, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news
Zoo cure heals humans
One of the highlights of my trip to Tanzania in 2012 was visiting the Ngorongoro Crater and Conservation Area. They have the largest lions on the planet. I got very close as part of my invitation by the director of park services.
Along with elephants, lions, gazelles and zebras, I got to see wildebeest, the almost-extinct black rhino and giraffes.
I was lucky enough to photograph this giraffe on my trip to Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
I am always awed when I see these magnificent creatures in their native environment. They thrive the same way they did thousands of years ago.
But when these animals...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - October 19, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cathy Card Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
Vitamin K in kale and broccoli keeps hearts healthy
Researchers from Augusta University found vitamin K maintains the size of the heart's left ventricle, which is the largest of the organ's four chambers and is responsible for pumping out oxygen-rich blood. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
