Pam Wiseman, MD, Assistant Professor, Director of Clerkships, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, talks about the importance of counseling patients, especially those…
Dr. Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, warns against the dangers of watching television at too young of an age in an interview from Seattle Children’s Hospital. References and Resources…
Faculty from Temple University’s School of Medicine would like to invite you to join them at the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center on September 21-26, 2008 for…
Dr. Danielle Zerr at Seattle Children’s Hospital discusses the CDC’s latest recommendation for childhood flu shots. References and Resources Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine Children and the…
M. Bruce Shields, MD at the Yale Eye Center discusses the diagnosis and state-of-the-art treatment of glaucoma. References and Resources Ghate D, Edelhauser HF. Barriers to glaucoma drug…
Dr. Danielle Zerr, MD, MPH, co-chair of the Infection Control Committee at the University of Washington, talks about the threat that rotavirus poses to children and the need…
Among children presenting to the emergency department with headache, certain clinical characteristics might help identify those with headaches that are secondary to a life-threatening condition, according to recently…
In a recent study, diabetics who took both insulin and other medications for the disease had fewer plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease than other patients. References and Resources…
According to preliminary evidence, taking the epilepsy drug Topiramate (Topamax) during early pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects. References and Resources Hunt S, Russell A, Smithson…
Myriad Genetics, Inc. is discontinuing development of tarenflurbil, also known as Flurizan, after the investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s disease failed to achieve significance on the co-primary endpoints –…
