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Acetaminophen, taken at the maximum recommended dose for 14 days by healthy adults, can elevate liver enzymes far above the upper limit of normal.
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In this Phase III drug trial, use of a testosterone patch increased desire and the frequency of satisfying sexual activity in naturally menopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
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A new agent has been approved for the treatment of the neovascular (wet) form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) appear to be the steps directly preceding the development of overt diabetes.
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Wait and see prescriptions (WASP) is a new concept for the treatment of otitis media in children.
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Add vardenafil to the list of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors with promise in the treatment of Raynaud disease.
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Mean oral temperatures decline with age, ranging from 97.3°F at 6 am to 97.8°F at 10 pm in persons older than 65 years. The majority of both nursing home and community elderly have normal mean temperatures below 98.6°F.
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The CDC recommends that QuantiFERON®-TB Gold (QFT-G) may be used in all circumstances in which the TST is currently used, including contact investigations, evaluation of recent immigrants, and sequential-testing surveillance programs for infection control (eg, those for health-care workers).
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The fda has approved the first non-injectable insulin for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes called Exubera®.
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Although cigarette smoking is the primary risk factor for lung cancer (LCA), with similar amounts of smoking exposure some groups demonstrate greater incidence of LCA than others.
