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A 6-year retrospective study shows that 45% of Medicare patients with state-funded drug benefits who initiate a medication for osteoporosis do not continue to take it as prescribed one year later and 52% are no longer compliant 5-years later.
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The FDA has approved a cfc-free levalbuterol aerosol inhaler for the treatment of asthma. Levalbuterol is the active isomer of albuterol and has been available in a nebulized solution for many years. This new formulation is marketed by Sepracor as Xopenex HFA.
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Tretinoin solution helps heal diabetic foot ulcers.
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Metabolic syndrome is common and is associated with an increased risk for CVD and T2DM in both sexes.
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Acid suppression, particularly with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is correlated with an increased risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile colitis.
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Febuxostat Compared with Allopurinol in Patients with Hyperuricemia and Gout; Prognostic Value of Serial B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Testing During Follow-up of Patients with Unstable Coronary Artery Disease; Dietary Fiber Intake and Risk of Colorectal Cancer
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Findings from a new study indicate that use of oral contraceptives (OCs) may affect the development of multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Results from a just-published study indicate that consistent use of condoms is associated with lower rates of infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) and should be routinely recommended.
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A just-published report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) finds that the deaths of four California women who took the abortion drug Mifeprex (mifepristone, Danco Laboratories, New York City) were linked to toxic shock caused by the bacterium Clostridium sordellii, but the risk of infection in conjunction with taking the drug is low, state epidemiologists who reviewed the cases.
