The t-test was not inscribed on the stone tablets Moses brought down from Mount Sinai along with the commandment "Thou shalt not use with skewed data". Medscape Business of Medicine
I am an FNP in a hospital setting. How can perioperative NPs initiate a program to improve patient compliance and pre- and postoperative teaching in this setting? Medscape Nurses
U.S. regulators said on Thursday they were reviewing two recent studies that provided more evidence of serious risks for some cancer patients treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, also known as ESAs or Epo drugs, for anemia. Reuters Health Information
Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis, the target of a lawsuit seeking class-action status filed on behalf of shareholders, on Friday vowed to fight allegations it hid the side-effects of its anti-obesity drug Acomplia. Reuters Health Information
A consumer group asked a U.S. court on Thursday to force regulators to decide if stronger warnings should be added to certain antibiotics to alert doctors and patients about the risks of tendon rupture. Reuters Health Information
A U.S. federal judge has denied motions to certify classes of users of osteoporosis drug Fosamax who wanted Merck & Co to set up a program to monitor them for an ailment involving jaw bone decay. Reuters Health Information
More accurate diagnosis of ADHD and the development of new formulations of proven drugs, plus a new class of drugs, are transforming the clinical picture of ADHD in the United States. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus test (BD GeneOhm StaphSR Assay), a respiratory viruses test (xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel), and an ophthalmic ultrasound system (MASTER-VU B-Scan). Medscape Medical News
