California: Feds arrest hospital CEO in health scam Aug 7, 2008
At least once, she suffered a serious drop in blood pressure after she was given a nitroglycerin patch for a nonexistent cardiopulmonary condition, the suit claimed. The Medicare fraud probe was sparked by Los Angeles police who were looking into the possible dumping of homeless patients on Skid Row by hospitals. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Allergic-like reactions to iodinated contrast material treated safely with commonly used medications Aug 2, 2008
The most commonly administered medications were diphenhydramine to 145 (27%) reacting patients, corticosteroids to 17 patients, albuterol to 16 patients, ephinephine to 15 patients, and nitroglycerin to eight patients. According to the study, 99% of the allergic-like reactions resolved completely within 24 hours. (EurekAlert!)
One woman's quest for exceptional care: Heralding heart surgery at Mayo Clinic Jul 24, 2008
Cynthia Burstein Waldman of Los Angeles got tired of feeling she knew more than her doctors did about her hereditary heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; tired of worrying that a provider might accidentally give her a contraindicated drug, like nitroglycerin, in an emergency; tired of hearing conflicting information from doctors who rarely saw a woman her age with the condition. It s not a disease most people, even cardiologists, see in their practice, she says. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Viagra mayhelp women onProzac Jul 23, 2008
Any woman or man who is taking nitroglycerin drugs cannot take Viagra, Levitra or Cialis; it could be fatal, Sharlip said, referring to other brand-name erectile dysfunction drugs. I wouldnt in any way advocate self-medicating with a drug like Viagra. (MSNBC -- Health)
THE YOU DOCS Jul 2, 2008
If you do get a prescription, remember not to use these pills with nitroglycerin. If you get chest pain after using one of these, take an aspirin with water and get to an emergency department fast. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Nitroglycerin Patch Won't Help Achilles Injury Jul 1, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patches that deliver nitroglycerin through the skin do nothing to help speed healing from a common type of injury to the Achilles tendon, UK researchers have found ... The findings, according to Kane's team, suggest that the nitroglycerin patch will not help people with noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy heal any faster. (MEDLINEplus)
Few recognise our biggest killer Jun 21, 2008
If they have one, they should also take a dose or spray of nitroglycerin, an anti-angina drug also known as Anginine. If symptoms persist, five minutes later they should take a second Anginine, and if they are still not better five minutes after that, call an ambulance. (The Australian)
Boy's vial contained nitro, not cocaine May 20, 2008
A vial found in a 6-year-old Mandeville boy's school backpack contained nitroglycerin, not cocaine as police reported last week. "Their guess is that it is probably nitroglycerin tablets that maybe fell out of someone's pocket," Capt. Ron Ruple, a spokesman for the Mandeville Police Department, said Monday ... Subsequent testing showed the substance to be nitroglycerin, a common medicine for treating heart conditions. (Nola.com -- Sports)
MMR advisory teams to meet jointly May 14 May 8, 2008
Nitroglycerin fate and transport. J2 East treatment system. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
The future of communication May 2, 2008
By Rich Caplan/Columnist. Thu May 01, 2008, 05:55 AM EDT. (Burlington Union, MA)
City disinfects water to make it safe to drink Mar 16, 2008
"Someone takes a nitroglycerin pill and it washes through their system, ending up in the ground," Mach said. "All those things run into rivers, lakes and streams and end up in somebody's drinking water," he said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
AP probe finds drugs in drinking water Mar 15, 2008
While Grumbles said the EPA had analyzed 287 pharmaceuticals for possible inclusion on a draft list of candidates for regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, he said only one, nitroglycerin, was on the list. Nitroglycerin can be used as a drug for heart problems, but the key reason it's being considered is its widespread use in making explosives. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
OPEN FORUM Our expensive pee poses a costly problem Mar 15, 2008
OPEN FORUM / Our expensive pee poses a costly problem. " and gazillions of tiny valves twirl open and drug starts spewing into the outflow tract. With other drugs, millions of little cells in your liver start grabbing the drug that goes by on your blood's conveyor belt, and tossing the chemical molecules into a bin to get rid of them. The drug then gets dumped out into your intestines in your bile. Here's another shocker - sometimes, despite swallowing the capsule or tablet, you don't get the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Chip Gold, 67; cardiologist pioneered innovative treatments Mar 4, 2008
Among his many contributions, Dr. Gold's family said, was realizing that acute heart failure could be treated with nitroglycerin at a time when many in the medical community thought the practice would be too dangerous. "He ultimately ended up saving our father with IV nitroglycerin," his brother said. (Boston Globe)
Doctors urge people to learn the signs of a heart attack, stroke Mar 3, 2008
Physicians prefer that patients wait for an ambulance because the crew can start intravenous solutions and give the patient oxygen, aspirin and nitroglycerin, although only paramedics are allowed to administer drugs. Some people are in denial, he said. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Palo Alto Labs Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Aspire36 and Aspire Lite, two Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements Mar 1, 2008
This may pose a threat to consumers because the analogue may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. Consumers with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)
Putting Squeeze On Heart Disease Feb 14, 2008
EECP isn't a cure, Braverman pointed out, and it's not for everyone, but people do say they take less medicine with it, have more energy, and rely less on drugs such as nitroglycerin. EECP isn't a once-in-a-lifetime treatment, she added. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Ladies, Show Your Heart Some Love Feb 13, 2008
Loseman was given two nitroglycerin tabs under her tongue to "stop" the heart attack and was transported by ambulance to St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur where she had a stint put in to open the artery. She was in the hospital for less than a week before being released. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
The nick of time Feb 12, 2008
She asked her sister for her purse, intent on taking a nitroglycerin pill. But some nursing students, who were volunteering at the Cache County Senior Citizens Center, overheard the conversation and checked Early s blood pressure. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Republicans Still Have Disdain For McCain Feb 10, 2008
There is a strutting self-righteousness about McCain that goes hand-in-hand with a nitroglycerin temper. He flatters himself that his colleagues in the Senate dislike him because he stands up for principle, while they sell their souls for pork. (CBS News)
Novel Compound May Lessen Heart Attack Damage, Initial Tests Show Feb 9, 2008
3, 2007) Erectile dysfunction drugs may be better than nitroglycerin in protecting the heart from damage before and after a severe heart attack, Virginia Commonwealth University researchers. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Why They Can't Vote for McCain Feb 8, 2008
There is a strutting self-righteousness about McCain that goes hand in hand with a nitroglycerin temper ... There is a strutting self-righteousness about McCain that goes hand in hand with a nitroglycerin temper. (Townhall.com)
Super Bowl excitement may be harmful to health Feb 1, 2008
People with known heart conditions should also keep their nitroglycerin and aspirin handy, she said. MOST READ STORIES. (AZCentral -- News)
Will Super Bowl Cause More Heart Problems? Feb 1, 2008
People with known heart conditions should also keep their nitroglycerin and aspirin handy, she said. And if heart symptoms appear, she said, call emergency services right away. (Click2Houston, TX)
More bombs from Odyssey Middle detonated Jan 22, 2008
The Corps plans to return to the school property at an unspecified date to take more soil samples to find out whether there is any possible contamination -- such as mercury or nitroglycerin -- from the bombs. About $1 million has been spent on the clean-up effort at the school, which is nearly all of the money obtained for the effort this summer by Florida's two U.S. Senators, Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson. (Orlando Sentinel)
FDA Approves Daily Cialis Doses Jan 10, 2008
Company spokeswoman Keri McGrath said no dosage forms of the medicine, including the newly approved lower ones, are appropriate for heart patients who take nitrates, including nitroglycerin. Members of the class of drugs to which Cialis belongs -- including Pfizer Inc's rival Viagra and GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Levitra -- can dangerously lower blood pressure when used alongside nitrates. (MEDLINEplus)
Gene Therapy Can Reduce Long-term Drinking Among Rodents Jan 8, 2008
27, 2006) Fudan University researchers Li Jin and colleagues report that 30-50 percent of Asians don't respond to nitroglycerin because of an inactive form of the gene ALDH2. The study, which appears online in. (Science Daily)
Vitamin B12 Derivative Could Potentially Be Used To Treat Hypertension And Heart Disease Nov 27, 2007
Two NO donor drugs have been in clinical use for many years: nitroglycerin (and its derivatives), and sodium nitroprusside. Nitroglycerin is used to treat angina because it increases blood flow to the heart by dilating the coronary arteries and reduces the work load of the heart by reducing venous return to the heart (preload) and by reducing blood pressure (afterload) ... Nitroglycerin is an organic nitrate and requires biotransformation in the body; tolerance develops rapidly, in large part... (Science Daily)
Roxbury liquor emporium faces a painful uprooting Nov 26, 2007
The store has been torched at least three times and targeted by an angry customer armed with a bag of nitroglycerin. A man was stabbed 12 times next to the front desk, a dead body was found beside the back door, and a thug once shoved a double-barrel shotgun in the manager's side and pinched about $3,000 from the register. (Boston Globe)
A Recipe For Republican Recovery Nov 8, 2007
Because she knows the issue is political nitroglycerin, and she and Spitzer are on the wrong side of three 00004000 quarters of Americans. As Michael Barone says, its not 2006 anymore. (CBS News)
Additional candidate confuses voters Nov 8, 2007
But when Election Day arrived, there were so many problems that officials - some carrying nitroglycerin tablets in case their hearts gave out from the stress - came away questioning whether the job was worth it. So many people had second thoughts that one volunteer ended up filling in as moderator as a last-minute substitution. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Experimental Drug Fails Against Heart Failure Nov 7, 2007
Many existing medications, such as nitroglycerin, act by causing blood vessels to become wider, improving blood low. Tezosentan would act differently, by preventing blood vessels from narrowing. (U.S. News & World Report)
Mayo Clinic identifies new risk factor for heart attack patients Nov 6, 2007
The guidelines state that if a patient has symptoms consistent with a heart attack which are not relieved after five minutes, or after placing one nitroglycerin pill under the tongue, the patient should call 911. About the Study. (EurekAlert!)
more » Oct 17, 2007
At 7:20 a.m., according to the complaint, an EKG was performed, then four minutes later he was given sublingual nitroglycerin. After 20 more minutes, according to the complaint, he was placed on oxygen but at half the rate recommended by the American Heart Association. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Saintly woman was also a tough patient Oct 8, 2007
She found Mother Teresa in a Missionaries of Charity convent, suffering from pneumonia and popping about 20 nitroglycerin pills a day for chest pain. She refused to go to the hospital. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Doctors report rare heart attacks in kids Oct 3, 2007
Although Dan takes heart medicine daily and nitroglycerin pills when occasional chest pain returns, he still snowboards, shoots hoops and does other hobbies he enjoyed before the attack. "I try to keep it out of my mind," he said. (CNN -- Health)
Reducing the risks Oct 3, 2007
For example, nitroglycerin, a medication used to prevent chest pain and treat heart attacks, doesn't work in about a third of the people with Asian ancestry, Topol explains. While it's a good idea to be aware of the health risks facing your ethnic group, don't assume you're immune to a particular disease because it's less common among your group. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Marine Hero: The 5 Things I Saw that Make Me Support the War Oct 2, 2007
But when a Marine walked through a side hallway and passed by a door that had been left ajar, he spotted a huge bottle of nitroglycerin and assorted bomb-making materials. When I think about my gang member past I shudder in shame. (Townhall.com)
Causes of Chest Pain Sep 18, 2007
Interestingly, nitroglycerin relieves esophageal spasm pain very much like cardiac anginal pain, which is why esophageal spasm is known to mimic angina. Pancreatitis, cholecystitis, and peptic ulcer disease are rare causes of chest pain. (Suite101.com)
Man survives wilderness Sep 12, 2007
" Two quail hunters, whom he hasn't had a chance to meet, found a backpack at the Blue Creek trailhead Saturday, along with a note stuck to a sign with a knife. The letter, written by Terrill, explained his dilemma. After five days of hiking Terrill fell, twisting his left knee and stretching his anterior cruciate ligament. He had been without water for four days and without food three times as long. He was out of his heart medication, which helps his heart beat regularly and reduces his blood... (Daily Triplicate)
Bodee LLC, Inc. Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Zencore Tabs, a Product Marketed as a Dietary Supplement Sep 7, 2007
All of these undeclared chemicals pose a threat to consumers because they may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. Consumers with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)
Trial to Test Gene Therapy for Angina in Women Sep 6, 2007
Existing treatments for angina are aimed at easing the symptoms of the condition by widening blood vessels, either temporarily with drugs such as nitroglycerin or permanently with procedures such as bypass surgery. Gene therapy to improve the heart's oxygen supply by inducing development of new blood vessels "deals with the underlying problem," Reinhard explained. (MEDLINEplus)
Simmons found guilty on one count of cattle fraud - Sentencing hearing set for Oct. 11 Aug 29, 2007
Court was adjourned for a few minutes as he took a couple of nitroglycerin tablets and recovered enough to continue. Much of Simmons' testimony focused on his relationship with Mitchell Leonard and his assertion that he was acting as a salesman and had very little to do with the actual delivery of the cattle in both instances. (Boonville Daily News, MO)
FRANCINE M. FARBER: Heart attack: One woman's story with a happy ending --and warning Aug 19, 2007
In urgent care, they immediately ran an EKG. A physician's assistant came in, read it, and said, "These abnormalities don't look good. It appears likely you are having a heart attack. I'm going to call an ambulance." They gave me an aspirin and two nitroglycerin tablets to put under my tongue while waiting. First ambulance rideIn a few minutes, Mike the driver and Mark the EMT arrived to take me on my first ambulance ride to the emergency room at Saint Agnes Medical Center. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
New treatment effective in counteracting cocaine-induced symptoms Aug 13, 2007
Typically, patients with cocaine overdoses in the emergency room are treated with nitroglycerin, sedatives such as Valium, and some blood-pressure medications such as calcium channel blockers and some beta blockers, Dr. Vongpatanasin said. However, the standard treatments dont alleviate all of the adverse effects of cocaine on the heart, blood pressure and central nervous system. (EurekAlert!)
Fast times save lives Aug 6, 2007
The patient, while being transported to the hospital, receives nitroglycerin, which expands the arteries to allow blood flow, and oxygen and pain medication, which reduce a patient's stress, Sims said. In rare occasions, a medication called thrombylytic therapy is used to dissolve the clots. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Fla. woman saved by angioplasty procedure Aug 4, 2007
remember being given nitro (nitroglycerin) and being in pain, Johnson said. verybody kept holding my hand. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Advisory Panel Tells FDA Not To Ban Avandia Jul 31, 2007
" He also charged that Avandia produces no unique benefits compared with other oral diabetes drugs, so there is no reason to keep it on the market. Other speakers, including patient advocates, said the drug does have some properties that are different from other drugs. "It is vital to have as many tools in the toolkit as possible," said Raul Fernandes, vice president of the patient advocacy group Mended Hearts. "Physicians will have to think twice before they prescribe the drug for these people (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Sicko? The truth about the US healthcare system Jun 4, 2007
She took the time to call an ambulance, popped some nitroglycerin tablets she had been prescribed in anticipation of just such an emergency, and waited for help to arrive. On paper, everything should have gone fine. (Independent)
Calling all lost souls Jun 3, 2007
Items among the lost and found at the Peoples Church in Fresno are nitroglycerin tablets, upper left, a silver ring, upper right, a pair of peacock feather earrings and reading glasses ... A more eclectic mix of things also is left behind, such as baby shoes, garage-door remotes, nitroglycerin and earrings made of peacock feathers. (Fresno Bee)
Healthcare Literacy Issues Jun 1, 2007
One day Mary was having lunch with a friend (whom we'll call Georgia) who suffers from angina (chest pains) for which she takes nitroglycerin tablets ... Nitroglycerine works to dilate the blood vessels to increase the oxygen flow to the heart ... They each only know they take a "heart pill" because they "have spells." While at lunch, Georgia began to have "a spell" of angina and she quickly took her nitroglycerin. (Suite101.com)
Respiratory treatment by paramedics crucial, study says May 25, 2007
That meant they were able to carry out procedures like endotracheal intubation (a tube is inserted through the mouth down into the trachea - the large airway from the mouth to the lungs) and administer drugs such as nitroglycerin and salbutamol. Earlier research by the same group showed that having paramedics with ALS training did not reduce the mortality rate among people suffering cardiac arrest. (Globe and Mail)
Aggressive breathing treatment saves lives May 24, 2007
The benefits may have been due to the use of drugs like nebulized salbutamol, also known as albuterol, and nitroglycerin, the researchers said. Rescue workers "can easily add medication for symptom relief. Those can be given by every ambulance attendant in the continent," Stiell said. (Scientific American)
Advanced Life Support for Out-of-Hospital Respiratory Distress May 24, 2007
This phase of the study was also marked by a substantial increase in the use of nebulized salbutamol and sublingual nitroglycerin for the relief of symptoms. The rate of death among all patients decreased significantly, from 14. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Danny Rodriguez: Loving brother, loving friend May 17, 2007
When Danny had his first heart attack, as they waited for the ambulance to arrive, DiLug-lio placed a nitroglycerin tablet under his tongue. She saved my brother s life, Matilda said. (Crystal River Citrus County Chronicle, FL)
Rochester Nurse Saves United Pilot May 12, 2007
R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens. Saturday May 12, 2007. (R News)
FDA CAPSULES Apr 3, 2007
Aminotadalafil may interact with nitrates in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. Side effects include headaches and flushing. (Newsday -- Health)
Clevidipine: A viable alternative to nitroglycerin, nitroprusside? Mar 28, 2007
Clevidipine: A viable alternative to nitroglycerin, nitroprusside ... Clevidipine: A viable alternative to nitroglycerin, nitroprusside ... The investigational intravenous antihypertensive clevidipine is as safe as conventional treatments including nitroglycerin, sodium nitroprusside, and nicardipine when used in the pre-, peri-, and postoperative period of cardiac surgery, and it might also give superior blood-pressure control, according to new data reported here. (TheHeart.Org)
Stents No Better Than Drugs , Study Finds Mar 28, 2007
"How many patients have interventions in which the only expectation is to reduce the use of nitroglycerin or to walk a bit faster? Most patients anticipate a better prognosis and might opt for an extended course of medical therapy if they believe they are not putting their life at excess risk," he wrote in a recent editorial in an American Heart Association journal. In an interview at the cardiology meeting, King said he recently had surgery for back pain and did not expect permanent relief but... (Fox News -- Views)
Experimental Drug Controls Cardiac Patients' Blood Pressure Mar 28, 2007
In three separate studies, researchers compared clevidipine (an intravenous dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker) to each of the three standard treatments (nitroglycerin, sodium nitroprusside or nicardipine). Two of the studies found that clevidipine offered better blood pressure control than both nitroglycerin and nitroprusside, and about the same level of control as nicardipine. (Health-Finder)
Nitro patch averts premature labor Mar 27, 2007
Canadian researchers have found that giving nitroglycerin to women in premature labor helps to prolong pregnancy and improves the baby's health ... The nitroglycerin patch is commonly used to calm the heart of patients with angina. (People's Daily Online, China)
Heart drugs equal to surgery Mar 27, 2007
Each group got optimal medical therapy, which included aggressive treatment with drugs to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, blood thinners such as aspirin and angina relief drugs such as nitroglycerin. In addition, about half the patients also underwent angioplasty with the placement of bare-metal stents. (Biloxi Sun Herald)
Scios Announces Results From Exploratory Nesiritide Study Providing Important New Renal and Mortality Safety Data with a Neutral Effect on the Primary Endpoint Mar 26, 2007
At the recommended dose of NATRECOR(R), the incidence of symptomatic hypotension (4%) was similar to that of IV nitroglycerin (5%) ... The mean duration of symptomatic hypotension was longer with NATRECOR(R) than IV nitroglycerin (2 ... 5 mg/dL above baseline was 28% and 21% in the NATRECOR(R) and nitroglycerin groups, respectively. (PR Newswire)
Doughnut Try This at Home Mar 19, 2007
(While researching this item, I discovered that nitroglycerin, which achieves its medical effect through blood vessel dilation, is in fact being added to a brand of condom slated to soon hit the market, thus giving unfortunate potential new meaning to the expression "explosive orgasm."). Doughnutty Coffee. (Scientific American)
Umpirical observations from Joe Silvestro Mar 5, 2007
However, from that point forward he would have to carry nitroglycerin pills in his right jacket pocket in case of future attacks. He would tell us, if I m on the field and I go down I keep my nitros in my right pocket, put them under my tongue, said his good friend, Inverness City Manager Frank DiGiovanni. (Crystal River Citrus County Chronicle, FL)
