Are you tired of waking up in the middle of the night with painful gout symptoms? It is possible to get a good night sleep again. Here are three natural treatments for gout you can use to help you decrease the pain caused by this painful condition while also helping to…
SAN FRANCISCO - Using continuous subcutaneous terbutaline instead of oral tocolytics for recurrent preterm labor yields better outcomes and is far more cost effective, Dr. Fung Lam reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
In a matched-cohort comparison, 558 pregnant women with singletons received home care for recurrent preterm labor at approximately 32 weeks’ gestation. All had been treated with oral tocolytics for ini…
* Clinical Question
Which NSAIDs increase the risk of cardiovascular disease?
* Bottom Line
Rofecoxib (Vioxx), diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam), and indomethacin (Indocin) are associated with a significant increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is likely that all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) carry some risk, but the ri…
Further senior leadership appointments made to executive team
PHILADELPHIA — Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC announced today the appointment of Dr. Susan Langer as Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Research & Development effective June 4, 2007 reporting to Iroko President and CEO John Vavricka. In addition, the company announced the appointment of additional members of its executive team.
“We are thrilled to we…
Gout Treatments-Four Gout Treatments that Help Ease Painful Attacks
Gout sufferers tend to be on the lookout for fast acting gout treatments with fast results. The usual therapies such as Indocin and colchicine can take a couple days to ease or get rid of gout pain. What do you do?
These…
The FDA’s 2004 withdrawal of the arthritis painkiller, Vioxx, was supported by two major studies published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Both show that the agency should have acted much earlier to protect the public from this drug’s increased risk of potentially fatal heart problems. The risk–shown at both low and high doses–was obvious to researchers in the first 30 days of use. What’s more, the safest painkiller choice may be naproxen, an inexpens…
Tendinitis is a painful inflammation of tendons and of tendon-muscle attachments to bone, usually in the shoulders, hips, Achilles tendons, or hamstrings. Bursitis is a painful inflammation of one or more of the fluid-filled sacs that cover and cushion the ends of bones. Bursitis usually occurs under the shoulder muscles, at the elbows, the hip sockets, heel bones, or kneecaps. What Causes them?
Tendinitis commonly results from injury (such as strain during sports activity), anot…
Senior Management Team Formed to Lead Company Growth
PHILADELPHIA — Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC announced today the appointment of John Vavricka as President and Chief Executive Officer effective May 1, 2007. In addition, the company announced the appointment of sev…
