SSRIs can prevent MIs

November 2001

Patients are hearing that SSRIs can prevent MIs.

All this was sparked by a new study in Circulation.

The study suggests that SSRIs decrease the risk of an initial MI by 32% or more in smokers.

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Table of Contents

other antibiotics can also be used to prevent or treat anthrax
Neurology Pain Celebrex is now approved for acute pain and dysmenorrhea
Neurology Pain big push to avoid using Demerol (meperidine)
SSRIs can prevent MIs
diphenhydramine decreasing cognitive function in elderly patients
Diabetes Consumer Reports just released their evaluation of blood glucose meters and lancets
Diabetes The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) now has new security measures regarding syringe needles and lancets
Infectious Diseases Augmentin ES-600 suspension for treating recurrent or persistent otitis media in children
Infectious Diseases Intron A is effective for treating ACUTE hepatitis C
Supplements glucosamine seems to increase cholesterol and blood pressure
Gastroenterology Entocort EC, a new ORAL form of budesonide for Crohn's disease
Gastroenterology H. pylori infection increases the risk of gastric cancer
Anemia Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa), the new longer-acting erythropoietin analog for anemia
Ophthalmology Topamax might cause vision problems
Ophthalmology antioxidants and zinc to slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration
appropriate use of inhaled steroids for treating persistent asthma