NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of newborns with dysplastic and potentially unstable hips, researchers found no difference in radiographic outcome at age 6 between children…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding ketamine to propofol may improve the quality of sedation for painful procedures in the emergency department but it doesn’t reduce the frequency…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The IL-6 receptor-blocking monoclonal antibody tocilizumab inhibits joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis that is not adequately controlled with methotrexate, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly individuals who fracture a hip have a reduced mortality risk if they undergo surgery within 1 to 3 days, a Canadian team…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Measuring both the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) when an inflammatory condition is suspected is not helpful and is possibly…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Injecting bone cement into acute osteoporotic compression fractures leads to almost immediate and long-lasting pain relief – and at reasonable cost, a European…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Revised guidelines on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis related to glucocorticoid use recommend bisphosphonate therapy but withdraw endorsement of testosterone and estrogen…
Charles E. Argoff, MD, Professor of Neurology and Director of The Comprehensive Pain Center at the Albany Medical Center, reviews certain decision effects using the topical medication versus…