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• Tamoxifen: Breast Cancer

  THE QUESTION Whether to take tamoxifen and whether to undergo chemotherapy are among the decisions made by women with breast cancer. Do the benefits of these treatments outweigh the risks -- specifically the possibility of a stroke? THIS STUDY compared the use of tamoxifen and exposure to chemotherapy by 179 women who had a stroke ...

• Hormone replacement therapy

  THE QUESTION Recent studies have suggested that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) involving a combination of estrogen and progestin may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. Does hypertension affect the risk of HRT-associated stroke? THIS STUDY followed 13,122 post-menopausal women; 28 percent were using hormone replacement therapy at the beginning of the study, 14 ...

• Staging

  Three major staging systems exist for the classification of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. (These systems are described in TABLE.Common Staging Systems Used in the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia). The original Rai system, published in 1975, consists of stages 0-IV and is based on the presence of lymphadenopa-thy, organomegaly, and cytopenias, demonstrating a correlation between Rai ...

• Ferrlecit for Iron Deficiency

  Brand Name: Ferrlecit Active Ingredient: sodium ferric gluconate complex sucrose injection Indication: iron deficiency in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis who are receiving supplemental erythropoietin therapy Company Name: Schein Pharmaceutical, Inc. Introduction Ferrlecit is used to increase the total body content of iron in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis who are receiving supplemental erythropoietin therapy. Iron is ...

• Aggrenox: An Anticlotting Drug for Prevention of Recurrent Stroke

  Brand Name Drug: Aggrenox Active Ingredient Drug: extended-release dipyridamole/aspirin Indication: Prevention of stroke in patients who have had a previous stroke or transient ischemic attack Company Name: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc Availability: Approved for marketing in the US on November 23, 1999 Introduction Some 800,000 people in the US experience a stroke each year, with ...