George L. Foltin, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at NYU, provides physicians with important information about Swine Flu. Dr. Foltin recommends protective gear…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) during the first year of life among infants vertically infected with HIV preserves the normal immune…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregabalin (Lyrica) appears to help patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) get a better night’s sleep. That’s according to a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical…
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Evidence-based guidelines released Monday recommend that women with epilepsy avoid taking the antiepileptic drug (AED) valproate during pregnancy. "Good evidence shows that valproate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with severe atopic dermatitis prone to infections, a regimen of dilute sodium hypochlorite baths and intermittent intranasal mupirocin reduces disease severity,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that use of statin therapy in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that while mammographic breast density decreases with age, there remains a substantial proportion of older women with dense breasts —…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New study findings indicate that when women breast-feed their infants for a year, there are health benefits for both mother and infant. As…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research confirms that extreme prematurity is a risk factor for permanent hearing loss and goes on to show that the loss is…
