The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for entecavir tablets and oral solution (Baraclude), lapatinib tablets (Tykerb), and clozapine orally disintegrating tablets (FazaClo). Medscape Medical News
For the first time, new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force provide an age for stopping colorectal screening; new guidance on the use of fecal occult blood tests is available. Medscape Medical News
People can be mistakenly diagnosed with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome or told that their chronic headaches and muscle weaknesses are psychosomatic. Medscape Medical News
The number of hospital days is lower for daily home hemodialysis patients than for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, according to a report in the October American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Reuters Health Information
The incidence of chronic lung disease among infants weighing less than 1000 g at birth increased between 2001 and 2006, while at the same time, the use of surfactant in this population has fallen off, according to data from a nationwide US registry. Reuters Health Information
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are twice as likely to experience a myocardial infarction (MI) over a 3-year period compared with patients with noninflammatory rheumatic disorders, according to data from the Wichita, Kansas-based National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) with three distinct treatment approaches appears to slow progression of chronic kidney disease, according to a report from Poland. It is published in the September issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Reuters Health Information
A study shows that the combination of low plasma levels of antioxidants and blue light exposure from the sun is associated with certain forms of age-related macular degeneration. Medscape Medical News