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Although highly sensitive to a variety of agents, the need for prolonged therapy, particularly with anthracyclines in APL patients, may lead to significant toxicity and be contraindicated in others.
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B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (b-cll) is a disease with a highly variable clinical course.
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Two thirds of cases of multiple myeloma are diagnosed after the age of 65 years.
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Clinical trial results indicate that raloxifene has no effect on the risk of coronary heart disease and is equivalent to tamoxifen in reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer.
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The absorption of thyroxine is strongly influenced by stomach acidity, according to new study.
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Offering routine HIV testing to ED patients is something that probably sounds good to an ED manager with a strong sense of his or her public health mission. It also is, however, something more easily thought than done.
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In recognition of some of the challenges noted by ED managers regarding HIV testing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is modifying its guidelines for HIV screening and testing in medical facilities. The new guidelines, which are out for comment, would make HIV testing a standard part of medical care in all health care settings, including the ED. They include the following:
