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Stopping statins, even briefly, after stroke or cardiovascular surgery increases vascular complications according to 3 new studies.
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Daily use of SSRIs is associated with a 2-fold increase in the risk of fractures.
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In this study of 51 adult ICUs, units with higher nurse staffing had a lower incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and decubiti.
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The BinaxNOW® Malaria test, a 15-minute immunochromatographic test with a high sensitivity for the diagnosis of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum has been approved for use by the FDA.
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Treatment of the first episode of pyelonephritis in children with oral antibiotics alone for 10 days is not inferior to parenteral therapy for 3 days followed by oral therapy for 7 days.
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Older women taking SSRIs had higher rates of hip bone loss compared to both nonusers and TCA users, when measured twice over an average of 5 years.
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Asymptomatic individuals with systolic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction have an increased mortality. Angiotensin converting enzymes inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) favorably affect such patients, but little is known abut the effect of beta-blockers in this group.
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Advances in laparoscopic instrumentation and surgical skill have enabled the adoption of oncologic procedures traditionally approached via ceiliotomy to the minimally invasive modality. However, little comparative data are available on some of the most complex of these operations.
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Kuhl and colleagues from the University of Bonn, Germany, compared the sensitivity of mammography and MRI for the diagnosis of breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
