Internet-delivered self-management cognitive behavior therapy led to promising reductions in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a recent trial. Medscape Medical News
A meta-analysis of 24 studies confirmed previous data that oral contraceptives can increase the relative risk for cervical cancer and that the risk is associated with duration of use. Medscape Medical News
A direct ophthalmic infusion of chemotherapy with melphalan may be able to save the eyes of patients with advanced retinoblastoma. Medscape Medical News
In adults aged 50 years and older, it is safe and effective to administer a herpes zoster vaccine concomitantly with inactivated influenza vaccine, according to a randomized controlled study. Reuters Health Information
Steven L. Flamm, MD, discusses the latest information regarding this autoimmune liver disease, as framed by data presented at AASLD 2007. Medscape Gastroenterology
A study shows that late-preterm infants have higher mortality rates throughout infancy vs term infants; these findings may help guide obstetric and pediatric decision making. Medscape Medical News
Comprehensive patient and parent education and follow-up can lead to positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence and symptom improvement in children and adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), according to a report in the November online issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
Active surveillance is an option for managing screen-detected, low-volume prostate cancer. Rationale for active surveillance, patient selection criteria, and indications for intervention are reviewed. Nature Clinical Practice Oncology
Provide physicians with the tools necessary to interpret and score imaging data and, ultimately, better use this information to improve patient outcomes.
A number of measures helped reverse a growing incidence of hypervirulent Clostridium difficile (CD) infections in a Pennsylvania Hospital, researchers report in the November 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
