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FDA Will Monitor Medical Records Of Medicare
Beneficiaries To Identify Potential Prescription
Drug, Medical Device Safety Problems
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FDA, state agencies and
academic researchers will use medical record data
to ensure drugs and medical devices are safe for
consumers after they enter the market.
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Celebrex, Naproxen Won't Prevent Mental Decline
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New findings
suggest daily use of naproxen might even harm
cognitive function.
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Men Should Be Tested For Osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis
strikes about six of 100 men by age 65.
Representatives of the American College of
Physicians recommend that doctors start to screen
men for osteoporosis
at that age.
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Stroke Survivors Walk Better With Human Help
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Stroke survivors derive much
more benefit from walking
therapy when it's conducted by a physical
therapist instead
of a robotic device, report researchers at the
University of
Illinois in Chicago.
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Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics
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Arthritis strikes more than
half of the 20.6 million American
adults who have diabetes, and the painful joint
condition may
be a barrier to exercise among these patients.
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Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment
in the Elderly
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Anticholinergic
drugs -- which treat a variety of diseases and
conditions, including acid reflux, Parkinson's
disease and
urinary incontinence -- may cause older people to
lose their thinking skills more quickly than those
who don't take the medicines. Over a year's time,
the decline observed would represent an individual
going from requiring only limited assistance in an
activity to being completely dependent, or
from requiring only supervision to requiring
extensive
assistance in an activity.
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Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
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Meds they take, changes in
biological clock put many at risk
for serious disease.
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Antioxidant Users Don't Live Longer, Study Finds
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Supplemental antioxidants do
not reduce mortality and
some — including vitamin A, beta-carotene and
vitamin E — could increase mortality.
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Painkillers Boost Muscle Mass Among
Weight-Training Elderly
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Daily dose of
ibuprofen, acetaminophen upped growth by 40% to
60%, study found.
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