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After using steroids for many years, it is now clear from randomized trials that betamethasone/dexamethasone can stimulate pulmonic maturity in preterm fetuses.
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Two longitudinal cohort studies assessed the onset of depressive symptoms and disorders during the perimenopausal transition. The Penn Ovarian Aging Study followed over 8 years 436 women with no history of depression and correlated hormonal changes with the new onset of depressed mood.
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The incubation period for the prion disease Kuru can be very long in some cases and suggests that the risk for development of new cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease will continue for quite some time.
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Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Pregnancy is a prothrombotic state which is rarely associated with ischemic arterial stroke. However, when a stroke occurs, especially in later pregnancy, the options for therapy may be limited.
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When patients complain that they have difficulty getting to sleep or returning to sleep when they awaken during the night, the usual response is a prescription for a sleep aide.
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The clinical heterogeneity of most mitochondrial disorders presents a diagnostic challenge to clinicians and geneticists.
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Warfarin remains superior to antiplatelet agents for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation.
