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Health Encyclopedia: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk Factors

Risk Factors

The number of people diagnosed with lupus has more than tripled over the past four decades. Some experts believe this may simply indicate a greater degree of doctor training in recognizing the syndrome.

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About 90% of lupus patients are women, most diagnosed when they are in their childbearing ages. This may be explained by hormones. After menopause, women are only 2.5 times as likely as men to contract SLE. Flares also become somewhat less common after menopause in women who have...

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Thiazide Diuretics: A First-line Mistake?

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Thiazide diuretics, like hydrochlorothiazide and chlorthalidone, are extremely popular medications,... Read more »

Is There A Magic Pill for Weight Loss?

By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...either furosemide (a rather potent diuretic) and/or hydrochlorothiazide (another potent... Read more »

Nine Drugs

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...(Chlorothiazide), Zaroxolyn (Metolazone), and Oretic (Hydrochlorothiazide), and is known to... Read more »

Protecting our Kidneys

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Our doctors commonly prescribe ACE inhibitors and ARBs when we have high blood pressure. They help... Read more »

Blood Pressure Facts and Myths: A Heart Health Consumer Guide

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...most common are: § Thiazide diuretics (e.g. hydrochlorothiazide) § ACE inhibitors (e,g,... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications

...(Dyrenium).Thiazide diuretics. These include chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Hygroton), indapamide (Lozol), hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDIURIL), and metolazone (Mykrox,... Read more »

Kidney Stones: Treatment

...sometimes used to reduce the amount of calcium released by the kidneys into the urine. Thiazides include:Hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril)Chlorothiazide (Diuril)Trichlormethiazide... Read more »

Osteoporosis: Medications

...drugs. Some common ones are chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Hygroton), indapamide (Lozol), and hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril). Researchers are also studying how the... Read more »

Premenstrual Syndrome: Medications

...PMS symptoms.Spironolactone (Aldactone) is most commonly used for PMS. Other common diuretics include hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril) and furosemide (Lasix). Unless potassium is... Read more »

Medications for Congestive Heart Failure

...(Dyrenium).Thiazide diuretics. These include chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Hygroton), indapamide (Lozol), hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril), and metolazone (Mykrox,... Read more »

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