Randomized trial results show that spinal cord stimulation improves pain relief, health-related quality of life, and functionality in predominantly neuropathic pain patients with failed-back-surgery syndrome. Medscape Medical News
Using evidence-based medicine, interpret the safety data on TNF antagonists to help guide decision-making in the use of these agents for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Dr. Johnson comments on a study in Am J Gastroenterol assessing the incidence of GI bleeding and its risk factors in patients receiving standard combination therapy for acute coronary syndrome. Medscape Gastroenterology
In a large, randomized clinical trial of healthy adult women, administration of 100 mg of aspirin on alternate days reduced the relative risk for a newly reported diagnosis of asthma. Medscape Medical News
Two studies found that positron-emission tomography/computed tomography may detect local or distant recurrence of breast cancer effectively that may influence prognostic restaging of breast cancer. Medscape Medical News
