This study was a secondary analysis of data from an earlier randomized clinical trial comparing one antibiotic vs two (meropenem alone or meropenem plus ciprofloxacin) as early empiric therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
New data from the Women's Health Initiative Study estrogen-only arm demonstrates that estrogen treatment not only was associated with a lower incidence of breast cancer diagnosis, but also fewer breast cancer deaths.
Radiation exposure from ct is quite substantial. A "typical" abdominal CT (AB-CT) examination exposes a patient to X-radiation equivalent to more than 500 chest X-rays.
A combination histamine-1 receptor antagonist and a corticosteroid nasal spray has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Antipsychotic drug use may increase the risk of myocardial infarction in elderly patients with dementia.
