Doctors Vary on List of Drugs to Avoid: Part 2
Doctors Vary On List Of Drugs To Avoid: Part 2 – When a doctor treats you, do you ever wonder if the advice mirrors what the physician would do for himself? KMBC’s Kelly Eckerman looked at a controversial list of drugs that doctors would never take. Eckerman reported that she could not find local doctors who agree 100 percent with the of drugs to avoid. But some doctors understand how the drugs got on the list. One drug on the list is Celebrex, which is an anti-inflammatory drug that’s used to treat conditions such as arthritis. It’s been controversial for its potential link to heart disease and more.
Blunt co-sponsors bills to aid screening, treatment for mental illness
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The bill authorizes the launch of a demonstration program to support mental health first aid trainings nationwide in order to help individuals to identify, understand, and respond to the signs of mental illnesses and addiction disorders. · Blunt is …
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Yoga puts wildly beating hearts at ease, KU study finds
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Research at the University of Kansas Hospital is finding that regular time spent doing yoga breathing and stretching exercises may help keep potentially dangerous heart rhythm disorders in check. A KU Hospital study published this week in the Journal …
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Children's Mercy, KU Med make liquid form of big cancer pills
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To solve the problem of having to crush too-big cancer treatment pills for young patients, researchers at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics and the University of Kansas Medical Center have converted the drugs into a liquid version, The Kansas City …
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