Methylprednisolone Use Cuts Treatment Failure in Pneumonia
Findings for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia, high inflammatory response
Eliglustat Safely Reverses Manifestations of Gaucher’s
Significant improvement in spleen volume for untreated adults with type 1 disease
Fondaparinux Found to Effectively Treat NSTEMI
Swedish researchers find fondaparinux is effective, and reduces bleeding risk versus heparin
Antipsychotic Rx Often Relates to Non-Approved Indications
Major categories of reasons for medication use are behavioral, psychiatric, emotional states, cognition
Medical Journals Should Not Be Swayed by Fear of Libel Lawsuits
Fear of corporate defamation lawsuits should not prevent examination of corporate products
Certain Macrolides Linked With Higher Risk of Pyloric Stenosis
Risk, though small, appears highest when medications given in first six weeks
Osteoporosis-Treated Adults Have Elevated Risk of Mortality
Residual life expectancy for 50- and 75-year-old man starting treatment estimated at 18.2 and 7.5 years
HRT Use, Even Short Term, Tied to Higher Risk of Ovarian CA
Overall increase is small, though, adding one cancer per 1,000 women treated
Patients Tend to Prefer Formal Physician Attire
Patient preferences influenced by age, geographic location, context of care
FDA Approves Lenvima for Type of Thyroid Cancer
To treat differentiated thyroid cancer that has progressed despite radioactive iodine therapy
