concerns about whether antidepressants can increase the risk for stroke, heart disease, or death

February 2010

There are lingering concerns about whether antidepressants can increase the risk for stroke, heart disease, or death....

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Table of Contents

Cardiology backpedaling on aspirin to prevent heart disease
Diabetes A1c will be used to DIAGNOSE diabetes
Respiratory & Allergy inhaled tiotropium (Spiriva) for COPD
meds to prevent altitude illness before going on their big ski trip or mountain trek
Gastroenterology the OTC proton pump inhibitors, Prilosec OTC, Prevacid 24HR, and soon Zegerid OTC
Psychiatry Fanapt (iloperidone), a new atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia
Psychiatry concerns about whether antidepressants can increase the risk for stroke, heart disease, or death
Women's Health all the products advertised for uncomplicated vaginal yeast infections
Axona, Deplin, Foltx, Limbrel, CerefolinNAC, etc are "medical foods" and NOT FDA-approved drugs
Cardiology how to dose meds for systolic heart failure
Supplements colon and liver "cleansers"
Infectious Diseases whether patients with breast or other cosmetic implants should get antibiotics before dental work
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