AT RISK: H1N1, asthma can be a dire combination in children Nov 18, 2009
He then received a cornucopia of drugs: Motrin to help reduce fever, antibiotics for atypical pneumonia that a chest X-ray revealed, and an intravenous line of magnesium sulfate to help further open up his airways. They dosed him with the steroid prednisone to simmer down inflammation, and he received pure oxygen through a nose mask, Berndsen says. (USA Today)
How Will Doctors Handle Uncle Sam Health Care? Jul 14, 2009
After over 100 years of clinical use, we can no longer write MS for Morphine Sulphate because it may be confused with Magnesium Sulfate -- two drugs with totally different indications. Neither can we write MagSO4 for Magnesium Sulfate, even though it is the technical chemical name for the drug. (Human Events Online)
Debate Continues On Administration Of Magnesium Sulfate To Pregnant Women To Prevent Cerebral Palsy In Pre-Term Infants Jul 8, 2009
There is evidence that magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) can reduce the incidence of CP for very early preterm infants ... Yet, there is still some controversy over whether magnesium sulfate is truly protective against CP. In three articles published in the June 2009 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the authors shed some light on the debate ... Writing in the article, Dr. Roberto Romero and Dr. Agustin Conde-Agudelo concluded that Antenatal magnesium sulfate should be considered... (Science Daily)
Top 10 reasons Orson Charles might pick Georgia today Mar 7, 2009
You need to stop snorting the magnesium sulfate in chemistry class. 77DAWG. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Compounds Protect Against Cerebral Palsy Feb 28, 2009
29, 2008) Pre-term infants born to mothers receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate -- a common treatment to delay labor -- are less likely to develop cerebral palsy than are pre-term infants whose mothers do. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Magnesium Sulfate Can Lower Risk of Cerebral Palsy Feb 10, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among women who are at risk of delivering prematurely, treatment with magnesium sulfate reduces the risk of cerebral palsy in the offspring ... "This new Cochrane review shows there is now evidence to support giving magnesium sulfate therapy to women at risk of very preterm birth to increase their unborn baby's chance of survival, free of cerebral palsy.". (MEDLINEplus)
Magnesium Sulfate Can Lower Cerebral Palsy Risk Feb 10, 2009
Among women who are at risk of delivering prematurely, treatment with magnesium sulfate reduces the risk of cerebral palsy in the offspring ... "This new Cochrane review shows there is now evidence to support giving magnesium sulfate therapy to women at risk of very preterm birth to increase their unborn baby's chance of survival, free of cerebral palsy.". (Newsmax)
