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Gene Expression In Fixed Tissues And Outcome In Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Ranked 8 out of 10 and "Ex

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:00:09 -0600

This important study offers a genetic assessment of non-tumoral tissue that may help determine the prognosis of HCC. Faculty of 1000 Medicine

AAAP 2008: Cattle Steroid Misuse Appears Common

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:00:07 -0600

Misusing cattle steroids to "bulk up" appears to be a common practice, especially among bodybuilders, and the kits required to convert the pellets for cattle to an injectable form usable to humans are readily available, a study reports. Medscape Medical News

Review: Differences in the Pharmacodynamics of Budesonide/Formoterol and Salmeterol/Fluticasone Refl

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:00:02 -0600

Although the available inhaled corticosteroid combinations principally work in a similar fashion, they differ in several important ways, leading to different efficacy. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease

The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Recognizing a Need or Graying the Line Between Doctor and Nurse?

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:00:03 -0600

A critical review of the push to require advanced practice nurses to obtain a practice doctorate. An argument against mandating a practice doctorate for advanced nursing practice. The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Vitamin C May Prevent Hyperuricemia, Gout

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:00:17 -0500

Recent findings published in the September issue of the Journal of Rheumatology indicate an inverse association between vitamin C intake and serum uric acid concentration in men. Reuters Health Information

Chronic Constipation: Understanding Issues in Gut Physiology and Implications for Therapy

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:00:05 -0500

Brooks Cash, MD, provides an overview of our current understanding of the physiology of the GI tract with a view toward how that understanding may be applied to the treatment of chronic constipation. Medscape Gastroenterology

Why the NIH Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Should Be Abandoned

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:02 -0500

The $30 million, NIH Phase 3 Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) exposes subjects to a risky method that is known to be ineffective. The TACT should be abandoned and its origins investigated. The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Fasudil May Aid Emergency Malaria Treatment

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:13 -0500

In in vitro studies, adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum to endothelial cells activates the Rho kinase pathway. Reuters Health Information

French Judges Probe Firms Over Vaccinations: Source

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:00:01 -0600

French authorities have opened a formal investigation into two managers from drugs groups GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur over a vaccination campaign in the 1990s, a judicial source said late on Thursday. Reuters Health Information

Going Lean in the Emergency Department: A Strategy for Addressing Emergency Department Overcrowding

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:00:03 -0600

Rick G. Kulkarni, MD, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department, Yale-New Haven Hospital, describes how to improve emergency department function. Medscape General Medicine