Gout Drug Cuts Teen High Blood Pressure (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Gout Drug Cuts Teen High Blood Pressure Category: Health News Created: 8/27/2008 Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2008

Gout Drug Cuts Teen High Blood Pressure (WebMD)

The drug allopurinol (Zyloprim), often prescribed to lower uric acid levels in adults who suffer the painful arthritic condition known as gout, also appears to help lower high blood pressure in teens, according to a new study.

The hardest working pill on the market (Canada.com)

For the past decade, erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra and Cialis have sent men marching into bedrooms all over the world with renewed confidence and vigour.

Possible Association Between High Levels Of Uric Acid And Hypertension (Medical News Today)

Reducing levels of uric acid in blood lowered blood pressure to normal in most teens in a study designed to investigate a possible link between blood pressure and the chemical, a waste product of the body's normal metabolism, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

New Tool To Help Prevent Medication Mix-Ups Due To Look Alike/Sound Alike Drug Names, Announced By USP (Medical News Today)

The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention has announced a new drug safety tool designed to help patients, caregivers, pharmacists, physicians and others in avoiding medication errors that may occur because of drug names that look alike and/or sound alike. This "Drug Error Finder" is a searchable database of almost 1,500 commonly used drugs reported to be involved in medication mix-ups in the U.S.

Ardea Biosciences Advances Lead Product Candidate For The Treatment Of Gout, RDEA594, Into Phase 1 Clinical Trial (Medical News Today)

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDEA) announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom has authorized a Phase 1 study evaluating RDEA594 in normal healthy volunteers. RDEA594 is the Company's lead product candidate for the treatment of gout.

USP announces new tool to help prevent medication mix-ups due to look alike/sound alike drug names (EurekAlert!)

( US Pharmacopeia ) The US Pharmacopeial Convention today announces a new drug safety tool designed to help patients, caregivers, pharmacists, physicians and others in avoiding medication errors that may occur because of drug names that look alike and/or sound alike. This "Drug Error Finder" is a searchable database of almost 1,500 commonly used drugs reported to be involved in medication ...

Five summertime tips to prevent kidney stones (Newsday)

Summer heat, sweat and dehydration have always been a perfect recipe for kidney stones. Since it's as important as ever to take precautions, here are five tips ...

Cameroon: Bio-Medics Lecture On Obesity (AllAfrica.com)

Two bio-medical scientists of the Higher Institute of Applied Medical Sciences, IAMS, Saturday 8, at the Catholic Mission Library, Buea, gave a lecture on obesity.

How to Reduce Your Risk of Medication Errors (Palatka Daily News)

(ARA) - Consider the following scenarios: A hospital nurse grabs the wrong vial of medication to administer to a patient -- a potentially life threatening mistake -- because the packaging closely resembles that of the correct medication stocked one shelf over.

Gout Drug Cuts Teen High Blood Pressure

Aug. 26, 2008 - The drug allopurinol , often prescribed to lower uric acid levels in adults who suffer the painful arthritic condition known as gout , also appears to help lower high blood pressure in teens , ...

Gout Drug Cuts Teen High Blood Pressure; Allopurinol Lowers Teen...

Reducing levels of uric acid in blood lowered blood pressure to normal in most teens in a study designed to investigate a possible link between blood pressure and the chemical, a waste product of the body's ...

What is Gout

I have been told that gout is a condition that has a special fondness for the large joint of the big toe in men aged 40 and over.

Gout Home Remedy - Save Hours of Pain, Hundreds of Dollars and Your Joints with this Treatment

Save Hours of Pain, Hundreds of Dollars and Your Joints with this Treatment! A gout home remedy can really work! In fact, it is your best option for treatment if you are a person who takes their health ...

Ardea Biosciences Advances Lead Product Candidate For The Treatment...

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 22 Aug 2008 - 2:00 PDT Ardea Biosciences, Inc.

Good Reads: All Under the Same Roof

"Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are." - Anthelme Brillat-Savarin "Physiologie de Gout" Have you ever found yourself in the grocery store with no idea what to make for dinner? Or have you ever ...

Ardea Biosciences Advances Lead Product Candidate for the Treatment...

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. today announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom has authorized a Phase 1 study evaluating RDEA594 in normal healthy volunteers.

Kumquat, Jasmine Chocolates Can Spice Up a Stroll Through Brussels Squares

Visiting Brussels without going on a chocolate tour is like avoiding the pyramids in Cairo.

What are the reading habits of highly effective doctors?

"Too many men slip early out of the habit of studious reading, and yet that is essential..." -- Sir William Osler, 1849-1919, physician, teacher, icon of modern medicine I suddenly realized just recently the ...

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"Too many men slip early out of the habit of studious reading, and yet that is essential..." -- Sir William Osler, 1849-1919, physician, teacher, icon of modern medicine What are the reading habits of highly ...