Sign in

or Register now

MyHeartCentral.com

See all of our health sites at www.HealthCentral.com
Friday, October, 30, 2009

Lovenox Injection

Study: Lovenox better than heparin for some stroke patients

October 02, 2008
Stroke patients who suffer from paralysis are helped more by Lovenox than heparin, a new study suggests. Researchers gave 1,762 stroke patients who were unable to walk injections of either Lovenox or heparin. Lovenox was 43-percent more effective than heparin at preventing blood clots in the legs and lungs of these high-risk patients Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

19_9964
Allergy Medications and Pregnancy
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...blood clots.  Getting off the Coumadin and taking Lovenox changed that, but not for long. ... Read more »

19_9964
The Warfarin Syndrome
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...I have to do is to get off my Coumadin and begin Lovenox. Lovenox is an anticoagulant (blood... Read more »

19_9964
Getting Used to Lovenox
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...it doesn’t really hurt. It hurts more after the injection. The injection site is a little... Read more »

19_9964
Blood Clots During Pregnancy
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

The daily routine of putting two injections in my stomach is really getting old.  Some days it... Read more »

19_9964
Welcome Baby Annabelle!
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...During my pregnancy, I was injecting 40 milligrams of Lovenox into my belly twice a day. The... Read more »

Health Guide

Coronary Artery Disease: Anti-Clotting Medications
...However, they pose lower risks for heart attack, repeat angioplasties, and thrombocytopenia. They require injections but do not require the ongoing monitoring that standard heparin does. Patients... Read more »
Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence): Injections or Topical Treatments
Injections or Topical TreatmentsPenile injections have now largely been replaced by PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil. Nevertheless, injection therapies employ various drugs that have properties... Read more »
Birth Control Options for Women: Injected Contraception
...). Because of this complication, Depo-Provera should not be used for more than 2 years.Administering Injections:A physical examination is necessary before beginning the injections.Depo is injected... Read more »
Botox and Other Wrinkle Injections
...wrinkles, depression under the eyes, lip enhancements, and acne scars. In 2005, more than 3 million Botox injections and more than 1 million hyaluronic acid injections were given.After being... Read more »
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Highlights
...recent study showed that wearing a 5% lidocaine patch every day relieved pain at least as well as an injection with combination lidocaine-steroids.Patients who get two steroid injections 8 weeks... Read more »

Related News

Injections Help Enlarged Prostates
October 07, 2005

BURLINGTON, Vt. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- According to the National Institutes of Health, more than half of men in their 60s suffer from symptoms... Read summary »

Stem Cells Reversing Heart Damage
January 17, 2007

CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Cooking is one of Bill Spence's many hobbies. Lately, it's the only one he can still do. "The pain starts in the... Read summary »

Botox: Helping Patients Move Again
January 03, 2007

DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- You've seen the results of people who look years younger after Botox injections. But Botox is turning out... Read summary »

Botox for Depression
May 05, 2008

WASHINGTON (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Botox injections are a popular cosmetic tool to get rid of facial lines and wrinkles, which patients say... Read summary »

Medicine's Next Big Thing? Diabetes Discoveries
August 24, 2007

LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- About 20 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. Up to 10 percent of these cases are type 1, where the... Read summary »