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Taking certain drugs with juice could be dangerous

by James on 1 September 2008

Do you take your medicine with juice?  It might be time to rethink that habit. Professor David Bailey from the University of Western Ontario specializes in clinical pharmacology.  He has been involved in studies about how drugs interact with other things you put in your mouth, like herbal supplements and, of course, juice. Doctors already [...]

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Atenolol (Tenormin) for migraine

by James on 2 April 2008

Atenolol, sold under the brand name Tenormin, is from a drug class commonly known as beta-blockers.  Beta-blockers (beta-adrenergic blocking agents) have a long history of success as migriane preventatives.  Although they’re not the first line of attack, they have worked with some patients who have not responded to the more usual migraine medications. But what [...]

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Blood pressure medication

by James on 10 October 2005

There’s a new report in the Oct 11 2005 edition of the journal Circulation about headaches and blood pressure medication.  The question is, do drugs that are meant to treat high blood pressure also help alleviate headaches?  The answer seems to be yes.  But why? The types of drugs we’re talking about are beta blockers, [...]

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