A study on 161,808 postmenopausal women and multivitamins was carried out in Chicago. The study found that multivitamin did nothing to prevent cancer or heart disease.

The findings were that vitamin users and nonusers still had cancer and heart disease problems.

The researchers are not saying that the vitamins are not useful, but they should be used along with fresh fruits and vegetables. We all know that by eating fresh fruits and vegetables we are more likely to have the proper amount of vitamins in our daily diet.

In today’s world where so many people are losing their health care it is more important than ever to eat a healthy diet and to get daily exercise.

Women need to tell their health care providers the exact symptoms they are having and that they want to be tested for heart problems. 

In a study conducted by the American Heart Association, researchers found that heart disease, heart attacks and strokes killed more women than men over the past 25 years, but fewer than one in 10 doctors knew that.

To find more on this subject click here MSNBC, WBAL-TV .

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Multivitamins And Women’s Health

As we get older we are less likely to throw things away. This was a great problem with my mother, if she couldn’t use something well maybe someone else could.

I remember going into her medicine chest to get an aspirin and all of these bottles fell out, scary isn’t it?

Upon looking at her medications, I found that some were outdated others written by different doctors, they were also purchased at different pharmacies.

I had to convince her to let me toss the outdated medications, we also called the doctors and pharmacies to see if she was putting herself in harms way.

If you see more then one doctor you should always supply them with a complete list of your medications. The list needs to include vitamins as well as herbs, because they may react to other prescriptions, always use the same pharmacy.

When you are dealing with the elderly they usually have heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes. We need to check their medications often to see that they are not outdated or going to react to each other, this could be life threatening.

So what is the risk of a medication interaction? It all depends on how many medications you take. Two medications have a 5% potential of an adverse drug reaction, five medications have a 50% chance, and eight medications gives almost a 100% chance that something will go wrong. But who takes eight medications? As it turns out, plenty of people do; many of them are elderly and have a variety of medical illnesses. A couple of blood pressure medications, another couple for diabetes, one for gout, an aspirin a day; then add an antibiotic, and the potential for problems is there. It just needs to be recognized.

We need to remember that our bodies are a breeding ground for drug interactions.

You will find more information by clicking here Medicine Chest.

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Your Medicine Chest

Women with osteoporosis, that are taking or have taken Fosamax, should ask their health care provider about an alternative treatment.

Patient’s that are taking or have taken Fosamax are twice as likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. The risk is higher for those that have a family history of heart failure.

There is an 86% higher risk for atrial fibrillation, for patient’s that have taken Fosamax. A study at University of Washington found that 3% of the women in their study of new cases of atrial fibrillation may be due to their use of the drug Fosamax.

When you have a question about any medication that is prescribed for you, don’t hesitate to ask your health care provider about side effects.

Make sure that you always get a printout of the side effects of the prescriptions at your pharmacy as well.

You will learn more about Fosamax, by clicking here  Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

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Fosamax Causes Irregular Heartbeat

We are going to play that game- what is in your medicine cabinet? The winner takes home a copy of a great cookbook of their choice- I have about 10 diabetic cookbooks just waiting to be given out as a prize. The latest is my fave- it even gives grocery lists for up to 20 weeks!! What a great and simple tool to help keep you on track.

How do you play you ask? Leave me a comment below- what is in your medicine cabinet when you open it up and take a peek. You can even send me a picture to post.  Thank goodness I cleaned mine out last week! I will number the comments as they come in and pick the winner at random. I will then contact you with a choice of 3 cookbooks and you will pick your prize! East enough right?

Ok, send them my way… and no cleaning it out first, haha.

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Enter to win a prize at Diabetes Notes- winners choice! What’s in your medicine cabinet?

• CADUET can be taken anytime, day or night, with or without food.

• CADUET offers every dose combination of Norvasc and Lipitor for flexible dosing options (excluding 1 combination: CADUET 2.5 mg/80 mg).
• CADUET is available on many managed care plans nationwide.

It is like killing 2 birds with 1 stone.. And one of my first thoughts was that there would be only 1 co-pay instead of 2. That is a bonus, huh? Ask your doctor about giving it a try if you are on both Norvasc and Lipitor. Has anyone out there tried it?  Or do you know someone that has? How did you make out? Let me know…

via Caduet Official Site

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Caduet being prescribed more often- benefit of advertising?

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The great aspirin debate..

The funny thing is, working on a cardiac critical floor I have yet to see the medication prescribed. I expect to see it soon though. It seems like a handy medication…

• CADUET can be taken anytime, day or night, with or without food.

• CADUET offers every dose combination of Norvasc and Lipitor for flexible dosing options (excluding 1 combination: CADUET 2.5 mg/80 mg).
• CADUET is available on many managed care plans nationwide.

It is like killing 2 birds with 1 stone, another favorite American saying. And one of my first thoughts was that there would be only 1 co-pay instead of 2. That is a bonus, huh? Ask your doctor about giving it a try if you are on both Norvasc and Lipitor. I will update you on my clinical experiences with Caduet as I see it in use more. Have you tried it? Or do you know someone that has? How did they make out? Let me know…

via Caduet Official Site

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Combination Medication Caduet Treats Both High Blod Pressure And High Cholesterol

— The death rate for patients admitted with a severe heart attack, where the arteries are completely blocked, went down from 8.4 to 4.5 per cent.
– The risk of heart failure for severe heart attack patients also went down from 20 to 11 per cent.
– The death rate for patients admitted with a milder heart attack, where the arteries are only partially blocked, also went down from 2.9 to 2.0 per cent.
– This equates to 30 fewer deaths and 90 fewer patients with new heart failure per 1,000 hospital admissions.
– Critical heart failure or “cardiogenic shock”, which kills 70 per cent of patients who suffer severe heart attacks, went down from 7.1 to 4.7 per cent among these patients.

Bottom line… Hospitals are staying current and using newer medications and treatment guidelines. This largely contributed to the results of the study.

“This is a great example of why long-term investment in heart research is vital. The study shows that fewer people are dying, and fewer are developing debilitating heart failure thanks to research evidence prompting these hospitals to improve the way they treat people with heart disease.”

via Medical News Today

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Death Among Heart Failure Patients Has Halved Over Last 6 Years

Ha! What isn’t in my medicine cabinet should be more the question! I have all the basics of course. Bandaids of various sizes, hydrogen peroxide, cold medicine. I also have three types of asprin, Ibuprofen, vitamins, prescription drugs, mouth wash, two themometors, neosporin, astringent, extra combs, q-tips, hair gel, and an air freshener! Plus lots of other stuff that would take all day to mention! Everytime I open my cabinet, stuff falls out!

And her husband William Lehman of Artist Hideout responds to the bit about the overstuffed medicine cabinet:

…drives me nuts!

Isn’t it cute that they have two thermometers? I’m assuming it’s a his and hers thing. :giggle:

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What’s in Rebecca’s Medicine Chest?

Matt: I actually don’t have medicine in my medicine chest. The only medicine I have in my apartment is a bottle of aspirin or whatever in the kitchen.

Me: You’re not even sure if your painkiller is aspirin or something else?!

Matt: ..no..I mean..I can check when I get off work today. Might be like Advil. Which is ibuprofen or however you spell it. right?

Me: Yes. Advil is ibuprofen. Tylenol is acetaminophen. Aleve is naproxen.

Matt: I found out! I have straight up ibuprofen in the kitchen cabinet and I even found a thingy of neosporin in the medicine chest! So I guess all is not lost.

Me: OK, Matt. You’re up Feb 27th March 1st but with that scanty bit of info, I’m gonna have to make stuff up.

Matt: well..okay..but only if I’m a robot or I get to drive one around Mechwarrior style.

Even robots need maintenance supplies, Matt! Please, I beg you. At least get yourself some bandaids to go with that Neosporin.

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What’s in Matt’s Medicine Chest?