New Breast Cancer Rx Class Gets Good Review

Featured July 24, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) A new class of breast cancer medications appeared to have manageable side effects for most patients, according to a new study. Most patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+)

Why Some Stroke Survivors Skip Their Statins

Featured July 22, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) Concerns over side effects may cause some stroke survivors to not take the statins they’re prescribed, a new study found. That may mean that some patients are

Healthy Diet: Small Changes, Big Results

Featured July 18, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) Making small diet improvements over time may lower your risk of dying, according to a new study. Skipping processed and red meats and adding fish, nuts, fruits,

Home Medication Errors on the Rise

Featured July 14, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) Medication errors at home have drastically increased over the years, according to a new study. The authors of this new study assessed data from the National Poison

The Benefits of Your Morning Coffee

Featured July 13, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) Here’s another reason to look forward to your morning cup of coffee: It might make you live longer. That’s according to two new studies published in the

The Lowdown on Advance Directives

Featured July 10, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) Nearly two-thirds of Americans hadn’t completed an advance directive, according to a new study. That means 63 percent of the roughly 795,000 people surveyed in this study

The Link Between TBI and Dementia

Featured July 8, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) may raise your risk for dementia later on, a new study found. That’s the bad news. The good news is that this study

Heartburn Rx Tied to Serious Risk

Featured July 7, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) Long-term use of a common medication for treating excess stomach acid may be linked to early death, according to a new study. Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) were tied

Serious Infection Becoming More Common

Featured July 6, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) The number of serious intestinal infection cases has increased rapidly in recent years, according to a new study. Cases of multiple recurring Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection in

Vitamin D: Too Much of a Good Thing

Featured June 28, 2017

[ad_1] (RxWiki News) The number of people taking vitamin D supplements above the recommended levels has increased, according to a new study. But taking too much vitamin D could be