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These reports originally appeared in the February issue of Neurology Alert. At that time it was peer reviewed by M. Flint Beal, MD, Anne Parrish Titzel Professor, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Dr. Beal reports no financial relationship to this field of study.
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The fda has approved a new formulation of fentanyl for the management of breakthrough pain in cancer patients.
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The risk of future cardiovascular events in patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) was lowest when the BP was in the range of approximately 130-140 mmHg systolic and 80-90 mm Hg diastolic and became highest as the blood pressure became lower; in fact, a blood pressure less than 110/70 mm Hg may actually be dangerous.
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Brief behavioral intervention significantly relieved insomnia in a group of older adults.
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It has been recognized for more than a decade that most patients with IBS have abnormal lactulose hydrogen breath tests results, consistent with small bowel bacterial overgrowth.
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The ECG shows sinus rhythm at 85/minute. The PR interval is normal. The QRS duration is upper normal (half a large box, but not more) and the QT interval is upper normal (about half the R-R interval, with a QTc ≈ 0.44 second).
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In this study, 783 HIV-infected Indian mother-infant pairs participated in a randomized clinical trial comparing NVP given for 6 weeks vs. single-dose NVP to prevent MTCT of HIV among breast-fed infants.
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A randomized study was conducted from january 2005 to December 2007 in Amsterdam, among 50 immunocompetent children 14-114 months of age (median age, 35 months) with culture- or PCR-confirmed non-tuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis.
