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According to the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) work equally well at controlling high blood pressure. The ACE inhibitors in the review were benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), fosinopril (Monopril), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), moexipril (Univasc), perindopril (Aceon), quinapril (Accupril), ramipril (Altace) and trandolapril (Mavik). […]

Resident doctors in the United States may now nap during long shifts, to increase their sleep and reduce fatigue. Fatigue, especially in first-year doctors, has been a major cause of needlestick injuries and of medical errors that harmed patients. A study observed the effect of naps on 38 internal medicine residents during long shifts.

Remicade (infliximab) is the first medicine shown to reduce the chance of having the colon removed in people with ulcerative colitis, WebMD reported in October 2007. It is a biological medicine given by infusion, and at the time it was the only biological approved for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. It targets the immune system […]

In a study of 50,000 women, those taking statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs), especially women with diabetes, were less likely to develop gallstones and need surgery to remove them than women not taking statins. Overall, statins reduced the need for gallbladder surgery by 18%, regardless of how long they were taken. In women with diabetes, taking statins […]