Aspirin is just as effective as the blood-thinner warfarin in preventing stroke and death in heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm, a landmark study indicates.
Although the two treatments are equally effective, researchers from Columbia University in New York City said their findings could prompt more doctors and patients to choose aspirin because it is much cheaper.
The 10-year study was the largest comparison of aspirin and warfarin (Coumadin) in the treatment of heart ........Read the full article
With the growing population and the equal number of growing medical prescriptions, it’s understandable that medication errors will occur at times. These errors can happen at home, at hospitals, and at pharmacies.
Tips To Reduce Medication Errors At Home
Here are a few tips to avoid medication errors at home:
Keep your prescription medicines locked up so that kids cannot get them.
Pin up your doctor’s prescription next to your bed and read it each time you take your medications. This ........Read the full article
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