Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) doubled at academic medical centers in the U.S. between 2003 and 2008, according to a report published in the August issue… read more.
Open surgery appears to be associated with an increased risk of small-bowel obstructions compared to laparoscopic procedures. This is shown by a new study at the Sahlgrenska Academy,… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – Emerging uses of EMA Approved Drugs – The European Medicines Agency has updated its guidelines for pharmaceutical companies developing medicines for Parkinson’s disease.
by Gary Finnegan – Emerging uses of EMA Approved Drugs – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given its backing to the use of a Hexaxim outside the… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Emerging uses of FDA Approved Drugs – Treatment with pazopanib nearly tripled progression-free survival (PFS), compared with placebo, among patients with metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Emerging uses of FDA Approved Drugs – A hormone-depleting drug approved in 2011 for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer appears to help eliminate… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Emerging uses of FDA Approved Drugs – Patients treated for Bell palsy with prednisolone within 72 hours achieved significantly reduced severity of mild to… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Emerging uses of FDA Approved Drugs – Patients treated for Bell palsy with prednisolone within 72 hours achieved significantly reduced severity of mild to… read more.
A meta-analysis confirms that statin therapy lowers the risk of major vascular events by about a fifth among subjects with no history of vascular disease, male and female,… read more.
Studies have shown that the offspring of mothers on a low-protein diet are more likely to develop hypertension as adults.
by Thomas R. Collins – Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), or radiosurgery, is effective in treating hepatocellular cancer (HCC) tumours that are unresectable and it can act as… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – Injection of regulatory T cells could prove to be a powerful method of inducing tolerance among liver transplantation patients,
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