Doctors Caution on Initial Bleeding Risk With Warfarin

Doctors caution on initial bleeding risk with warfarin

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However, during the first month of treatment, the annualized hemorrhage rates were 11.8% in all patients and 16.7% among patients with higher risk of stroke. Warfarin users are at the greatest risk of … careful anticoagulation management. “This …
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Chelsea Therapeutics Still Alive: 306b Trial Supports Northera Efficacy And Safety

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Chelsea Therapeutics (CHTP) released preliminary results for its Phase III clinical study, called 306b, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of Northera, the company's drug candidate for symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH …
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The Worst-Performing Biotechs in 2012 and 1 to Avoid in 2013

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Cell Therapeutics, which has an accumulated deficit in excess of $ 1.8 billion, finally (and I do mean finally) has a drug, Pixuvri, available for commercial sale in select Europe nations for the treatment of multiple relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin …
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The ethical minefield of using neuroscience to prevent crime

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There also exists a growing field of research investigating the use of drugs to treat substance abuse, which remains one of the main factors contributing to criminal behaviour. Some research has found the opiod receptor antagonist naltrexone effective …
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