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Rifaximin appears to be safe and effective for treatment of abdominal bloating and flatulence in IBS.
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The ECG in the image was obtained during a first visit with an elderly new patient who gave a history of having "lots of heart disease."
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Aggressive LDL lowering with statins, so-called "very intensive statin therapy," leads to reversal of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study.
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Lenalidomide, an analog of thalidomide has been approved for use in selected patients with transfusion dependant myelodysplastic syndrome.
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Quinolones have become some of the most popularly prescribed antibiotics in the United States.
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Trauma complicates 6% to 7% of all pregnancies.1 Emergency department (ED) physicians and nurses will find themselves frequently caring for pregnant women who have suffered a variety of traumatic injuries, ranging from minor to life-threatening. These cases will be complicated by a variety of issues, including pregnancy-associated physiologic changes, imaging/radiation risks, limitations in medication use, and fetal monitoring/tocometry.
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The bitter lessons of Hurricane Katrina continue to inform public health and hospital preparations for natural disasters or bioterrorism attacks. Disaster management problems in the wake of Katrina have been well documented at the local, state, and national levels.
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This government will learn the lessons of Hurricane Katrina. We are going to review every action and make necessary changes so that we are better prepared for any challenge of nature, or act of evil men, that could threaten our people.
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The former chief scientist in the old Soviet Unions bioweapons program emphasizes that the treatments being developed for biodefense could prove to be valuable weapons against avian influenza A virus (H5N1).
