Drs. Reddy and Martin discuss antiviral drug resistance in HBV; Dr. Reau reports the latest data on HBV from EASL 2008; and Dr. Hassanein and coauthor review issues in the management of hepatitis B. Medscape Gastroenterology
A review shows that a short course (3 days) of antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia is equally as effective as 5 days, both for amoxicillin and cotrimoxazole. Medscape Medical News
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a hematology analyzer (Sysmex XE-5000), a hemostasis valve (All Star), and a marker tip introducer sheath (Prelude). Medscape Medical News
Pazopanib used as preoperative monotherapy reduced tumor size in 86% of early-stage lung cancer patients, and was well tolerated and had limited toxicity. Medscape Medical News