News tagged with warfarin
Related topics: patients , blood clots , atrial fibrillation , stroke
With secondhand gene, 'freaky mouse' defeats common poison
Over millennia, mice have thrived despite humanity's efforts to keep them at bay. A Rice University scientist argues some mice have found two ways to achieve a single goal -- resistance to common poison.
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Genetic tests may improve dosing of widely used anti-clotting drug
Doctors can use a patient's genetic information to more accurately prescribe doses of a commonly used blood-thinning drug whose potency and side effects vary greatly from one person to the next, reports an international team ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 18, 2009 |
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New anti-clotting drug added to recommendations for treating irregular heartbeat
The newly approved drug dabigatran is an alternative to warfarin to help prevent dangerous blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to updated guidelines from the American College of Cardiology, American ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Patients using warfarin have higher risk of death after trauma
Warfarin use may be associated with a significant increase in the risk of death after traumatic injuries, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of Surgery.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Personalized medicine in warfarin therapy
Researchers from the Ohio State University have developed a rapid, multiplexed genotyping method to identify the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect warfarin dose. The related report by Yang et al, "Rapid ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Warfarin: patient knows best
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford-led review published last week in the Cochrane Library - that gold-standard source for the best evidence-based medical care - showed how empowering people at risk of blood clots ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Experimental Merck blood-thinner found effective
An experimental blood thinner developed by Merck and Portola Pharmaceuticals was found to be safe and effective in a mid-stage study presented Monday, with a lower incidence of serious bleeding than current drugs.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Warfarin users appear more likely to develop brain bleeding following stroke treatment
Patients already taking warfarin who develop an acute stroke appear more likely to experience a brain hemorrhage following treatment with an intravenous clot-dissolving medication, even if their blood clotting function appears ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Off-the-shelf genetics tests to hit US pharmacies
Want to find out what diseases await you in the future, your chances of developing Alzheimer's? Or whether you will pass something on to your child? Then a trip to the pharmacy may reveal all.
May 11, 2010 |
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Experimental blood thinner gets high marks
An experimental blood thinner called rivaroxaban is at least as good at preventing strokes as the old "war horse" warfarin, which has been used for decades in people with erratic heartbeats, researchers said Monday. The drug ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 17, 2010 |
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New blood-thinning drug safer than rat poison
In an article reviewed by F1000 Medicine Faculty Members Robert Ruff, Brian Olshansky and Luis Ruilope, the blood-thinner dabigatran is shown to protect against stroke, blood clotting and major bleeding as effectively as ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 29, 2009 |
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New research reveals danger of combining warfarin with herbal and dietary supplements
Herbal and dietary supplements are popular. People claim they make their joints feel better, their bones stronger, and their hearts healthier. But a recent study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right
(AP) -- Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Blood-thinning treatment standards changing for heart patients, new research shows
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Massachusetts General Hospital have found that warfarin, a known anticoagulation (blood-thinning) drug, may not be as beneficial to some patients with atrial fibrillation ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 09, 2010 |
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New assessment quantifies risks and benefits of warfarin treatment for atrial fibrillation
Warfarin therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation - the most common type of significant heart rhythm disorder - appears to be most beneficial for the oldest patients, those who have had a prior stroke and for patients ...
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Aug 31, 2009 |
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