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Sweden outlaws French breast implants STOCKHOLM, Sweden (UPI) -- Three brands of silicon breast implants are being banned in Sweden because of the possibility they could burst, the country's Medical Products Agency says. The action against the implants manufactured by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) of France follows a decision by French authorities to ban the products in their country, the Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyra reported Friday. Some 35,000 to 45,000 European women are estimated to have received the faulty implants but there is no record of how many Swedish women are among those affected. One Swedish surgeon, who said his clinic never used the PIP implants, called the devices "a cut-price product, which does not fulfill our quality standards." A spokesman for Sweden's Medical Products Agency said he does not see any reason for Swedish women who have the PIP implants to be overly concerned. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Many with Alzheimer's get depression drug WALTHAM, Mass. (UPI) -- Some 52 percent of those with Alzheimer's are prescribed an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, but 28.1 percent get an antidepressant, U.S. researchers say. Matthew Winton, an analyst with Decision Resources, a research and advisory company focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, says 45 percent of surveyed primary care physicians say they prescribe antidepressants as a monotherapy, compared with 27 percent of surveyed neurologists. "The prescribing of antidepressants as first line therapy for Alzheimer's disease not only underscores the relatively high rate of comorbidity between Alzheimer's disease and depression, but more importantly indicates that physicians and/or patients prioritize the treatment of depression in newly diagnosed Alzheimer's disease patients," Winton said in a statement. "This is likely because physicians perceive that effective treatments exist for depression, but not for cognitive decline." Patient-level claims data show 34.9 percent of patients begin first-line treatment for Alzheimer's disease within a year of their first diagnosis, the study says. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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New drug may fight inflammation HAMILTON, Ontario (UPI) -- An anti-inflammatory drug may reduce inflammation symptoms with less incidence of bleeding often caused by other medications, Canadian researchers say. John Wallace of the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute at McMaster University in Hamilton says animal models showed the drug ATB-346 -- a derivative of naproxen that releases hydrogen sulfide, which may help protect the gastrointestinal tract -- was at least as effective as naproxen in relieving inflammation and was 100 times safer than naproxen -- with little or no damage to the stomach and small intestine. The researchers said the drug helped the healing of pre-existing ulcers. The research, published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, tested the drug on healthy rats, those with arthritis and inflammation, and on rats with compromised gastrointestinal tracts. ATB-346 may also have less cardiovascular risk because -- unlike naproxen -- the researchers found no effects on blood pressure. Naproxen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as Aleve, is commonly used for the reduction of intense pain, fever, inflammation and stiffness caused by conditions such as osteoarthritis, gout and other conditions. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Essential oils may be key anti-microbials EDINBURGH, Scotland (UPI) -- Greek scientists say therapeutic essential oils may become the anti-microbial of the future. Study authors Yiannis Samaras and Effimia Eriotou of the Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands in Greece tested the anti-microbial activity of eight essential oils from plants and found thyme completely eliminated bacteria within 60 minutes. Cinnamon was also found to efficiently fight off a number of strains of bacteria including Staphylococcus species such as meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. "Not only are essential oils a cheap and effective treatment option for antibiotic-resistant strains, but decreased use of antibiotics will help minimize the risk of new strains of antibiotic resistant micro-organisms emerging," Samaras says in a statement. Samaras and colleagues pointed out essential oils have been recognized for hundreds of years for their therapeutic properties, but yet very little is still known about how they work. The findings were presented at the Society for General Microbiology's spring meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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