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Conclusions of a new study do not help to ease any confusion over whether use of painkillers reduces the risk of developing the dangerous skin cancer melanoma. Laboratory experiments with animals have suggested that painkillers known as nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may play a role in preventing melanoma, but a 2008 study failed to find evidence supporting the possibility. Now, however, according to results of a new study, researchers say NSAIDs could offer some protection against...
SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Accumetrics, Inc., developer of the VerifyNow® System, the first rapid and easy-to-use point-of-care system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced today that a new recommendation for platelet reactivity testing has been incorporated into the updated 2011 ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Management of UA/NSTEMI Patients. The Guidelines, published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology(1),...
Patients who have suffered a "mini stroke" are at twice the risk of heart attack than the general population, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.These mini-strokes, called transient-ischemic attacks, or TIAs, occur when a blood clot temporarily blocks a blood vessel to the brain. Although the symptoms are similar to a stroke, a TIA is shorter ─ usually lasting only minutes or a few hours ─ and does not cause long-term...
SAN DIEGO, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Accumetrics, Inc., developer of the VerifyNow® System, the first rapid and easy-to-use point-of-care system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced today that the primary results of the GRAVITAS trial have been published in The Journal of the American Medical Association(1). First presented at the American Heart Association's Annual Scientific Sessions in November 2010, the results refute a "one-size fits all"...
Elevations in novel inflammatory marker predict who may benefit from preventive treatmentThe reduced risk of colorectal cancer associated with taking aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be confined to individuals already at risk because of elevations in a particular inflammatory factor in the blood. In a paper in the March issue of Gastroenterology, investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report finding that...
SAN DIEGO, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Accumetrics, Inc., a privately-held developer and marketer of the VerifyNow® System, the first rapid and easy-to-use point-of-care system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced today that new Guidelines were recently published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery that include point-of-care testing for platelet reactivity as a new recommendation for preoperative patient assessment(1). Coronary artery bypass graft...
Researchers found that ibuprofen may offer protection against developing Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that causes tremors and difficulty with movement and walking. The disease affects about one million people in the U.S."Our results show that ibuprofen may protect the brain in ways that other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and analgesics, such as aspirin or acetaminophen, cannot," Xiang Gao, MD, PhD, with Harvard School of Public...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) "“ The over-the-counter drug, ibuprofen, may offer protection against developing Parkinson's disease.Parkinson's is a brain disorder that causes tremors and difficulty with movement and walking. It affects about one million people in the United States."Our results show that ibuprofen may protect the brain in ways that other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and analgesics, such as aspirin or acetaminophen, cannot," Xiang Gao, MD, PhD, with Harvard...
Men who use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) three times a day for more than three months are 38 percent more likely to have erectile dysfunction (ED) as men who do not regularly take these drugs, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente.The link between ED and pain medications such as aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen and Celebrex remained even after ruling out age and several other conditions as possible explanations, the researchers said.The NSAIDs are believed to block the...
SAN DIEGO, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Accumetrics, Inc., a privately-held developer and marketer of the VerifyNow System, the first rapid and easy-to-use point-of-care diagnostic system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced today that the company has signed an agreement with Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop and supply the VerifyNow System and VerifyNowTests for use in clinical trials. The VerifyNow System is widely used by practicing...
