A new study conducted at Baylor University suggests that writing a “to-do” list at bedtime may help people to fall asleep. Credit: Africa Studio/ Shutterstock.com The study, which was published in the American Psychological Association’s Journal of Experimental Psychology and involved 57 students from the University, compared sleep patterns of participants who took five minutes to writeContinue reading “Writing a “to-do” list at bedtime may help people to fall asleep”
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Neurons help protect intestinal tissue from over-inflammation
REPLACING DISEASED IMMUNE SYSTEM HALTS PROGRESS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND ALLOWS REPAIR NEUROSCIENCE NEWSJUNE 10, 2016 Researchers report a procedure that wipes out the immune system and then regenerates a new one using stem cells may effectively eliminate all signs of neuroinflammation in people with early, aggressive MS.… READ MORE… FEATUREDNEUROLOGYNEUROSCIENCE VIDEOS11 MIN READ ZIKA VIRUSContinue reading “Neurons help protect intestinal tissue from over-inflammation”
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State of the County Event on February 6 Join me, my colleagues on the Board and Board President Joe Simitian at the 2018 State of the County event from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, in the Board Chambers, 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose, following the Board of Supervisors meeting. Refreshments will be served after theContinue reading “Silicon Valley News”
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Evidence-Based Practice and Health Technology Assessment
Evidence-Based Practice and Health Technology Assessment Search Tools from NLM News: Evidence-based Practice/HTA Data and Tools Databases of Guidelines Guidelines, Journals, Other Publications Grants, Fellowship Meetings, Conferences, Webinars: Past Webinars & Meetings Key Organizations Health Technology Assessment: Data, Tools, and Statistics | Guidelines, Journals, Other Publications Evidence-Based Practice: “A way of providing health care that is guided by aContinue reading “Evidence-Based Practice and Health Technology Assessment”
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Adverse effects of anti-hypertensive medication – hypotension, heart failure
Adverse effects of anti-hypertensive medication – hypotension, heart failure
Aldosterone antagonists can cause life-threatening
hyperkalaemia, especially in patients with chronic
kidney disease (CKD) and concomitant use of ACE
inhibitors and NSAIDs. Other side-effects include
gynaecomastia, breast tenderness, menstrual
irregularities, gastric ulcers, and erectile dysfunction.
Generally, these complications can be avoided by
using low doses (50 mg maximum), avoiding their
use in high-risk situations, e.g. in the presence of
CKD, and avoiding the use of NSAIDs.