Health Problems

Anticoagulant Food-Drug Interactions

Skip to What are anticoagulants? Vitamin K antagonists Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) Anticoagulants and vitamin K interactions Anticoagulants and alcohol interactions Anticoagulants and herbal supplement and vitamin interactions Summary A food-drug interaction is when a particular food or drink affects the way in which a certain medication works. The risks of food-drug interactions include preventing […]

Health News

Polymer-based stents noninferior for patients with high bleeding risk

(HealthDay)—Polymer-based zotarolimus-eluting stents are noninferior to polymer-free drug-coated stents among patients at high bleeding risk undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a study published online Feb. 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Stephan Windecker, M.D., from Bern University Hospital in Switzerland, and colleagues conducted a randomized, single-blind trial to compare polymer-based zotarolimus-eluting […]

Kids Health

Serena Williams Experienced Bleeding During Early Pregnancy

Serena Williams has revealed that she was particularly surprised to discover she was pregnant because she believed she had a period the week before finding out. In an interview with InStyle the tennis superstar – who found out she was seven weeks along while competing in the 2016 Australian Open – says she only took a test to “shut up [her] friend” […]