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Archive for the ‘Medicine Chest’ Category

March 8th, 2008

The great aspirin debate..

What dose of Aspirin do you take?

enteric coated 325 mg

baby asa 81 mg

different dose per my doctor

I do not take aspirin

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By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 17th, 2007

Combination Medication Caduet Treats Both High Blod Pressure And High Cholesterol

As I was watching the ol’ boob tube, that means television to any not familiar with American slang, and I saw a commercial for a new combination medicine. Caduet. It is a mix of Norvasc and Lipitor. So it lowers your blood pressure while lowering your cholesterol.
The funny thing is, working on […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 4 comments

May 4th, 2007

Death Among Heart Failure Patients Has Halved Over Last 6 Years

Thanks to more effective medicines and treatments, death among heart failure patients has halved over the last 6 years. Also, incidence of stroke and heart attack after discharge fell over the first half of this decade.
— The death rate for patients admitted with a severe heart attack, where the arteries are completely blocked, […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

March 7th, 2007

What’s in Rebecca’s Medicine Chest?

When you meet someone new, do you ever wonder what’s in their medicine chest? Oh, ok. Maybe it’s just me. ;) Fortunately, my new b5media colleague, Rebecca Lehman of Mother Earth’s Garden, is happy to indulge me.

Ha! What isn’t in my medicine cabinet should be more the question! I have all the basics of […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 3 comments

March 1st, 2007

What’s in Matt’s Medicine Chest?

Young Matt Scott (and I say young because he is about a decade younger than me *sob*) is here with us today trying to figure out what the heck is in his 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 […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 3 comments

February 23rd, 2007

What’s in Mark’s Medicine Chest?

Mark Herpel of Digital Money World is back visiting A Hearty Life! He’s previously shared his experience with congestive heart failure in a three part series. Today, he tells us what’s in his medicine drawer.

I think I might win this one.
It is actually a big drawer not a cabinet.
* Metoprolol Tartrate
[…]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 0 comments

February 20th, 2007

What’s in Martin’s Medicine Chest?

Martin Neumann of The Blog Columnist needs to take some time out this weekend and clean up his medicine cabinet. Check out the mess he’s unabashedly sharing with us.

Well my medicine stash is a complete mess.
I have a ton of unopened vitamins bottles ranging from A to Z - that all have use by dates […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 1 comment

February 16th, 2007

What’s in Jeremy’s Medicine Chest?

As you may or may not know, A Hearty Life’s parent company is b5media and today, CEO Jeremy Wright shares with us the contents of his medicine cabinet.

Painkillers: Tylenol, Tylenol 3, Ibuprofen, Morphine, Aleve, Aspirin
Allergy meds: Flonase, Allegra, Dextera
Muscle relaxants: unsure of brand, but they’re big and blue [editor’s note: Sure it’s not Viagra?!]
Vitamins (take […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 0 comments

February 12th, 2007

What’s in Anna Nicole Smith’s Medicine Chest?

Today, we have a celebrity guest for the What’s in your medicine chest? series - the recently deceased Anna Nicole Smith. TMZ.com posted photos of the inside of her refrigerator in the Bahamas. One shows that she had a large bottle methadone along with other vials of injectable drugs.
If Dr. Wes can post about Anna […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 5 comments

February 9th, 2007

What’s in Darlene’s Medicine Chest?

Darlene McDaniel of Tough Questions? Great Answers! is letting us snoop in her medicine cabinet today.

First I have been sick the last few days, the first day I went to look for something to eliminate the pain and the middle shelf fell into my sink. All of those items are still on the sink…
In any […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 3 comments

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