Each week we present you with the latest featured study from the research teams at JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Check out the video for intriguing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant women colonized with group B streptococcus (GBS) and at high risk for penicillin anaphylaxis, intrapartum prophylaxis with clindamycin to prevent perinatal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kidney failure during hemolytic uremic syndrome is less likely to develop in children with diarrhea due to virulent E. coli infection if they’re…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with aortic stenosis fare better when they’re treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), results of a population-based…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral propranolol given for 6 months stops the growth of infantile hemangiomas and decreases their volume and coloration, according to the results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Over the past nearly 30 years, survivors of myocardial infarction have suffered an increasing rate of osteoporotic fractures, a new population-based cohort study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Multidetector CT (MDCT) identifies skeletal chest injuries after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) missed by conventional x-rays, researchers from Korea report in the June 12th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Weight-based insulin doses up to 0.6 unit/kg are associated with a low risk of hypoglycemia, according to a report in the June 23rd…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with atrial fibrillation on amiodarone, the incidence of thyroid dysfunction is identical in those taking the brand-name formulation of the drug…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving elderly patients with acute MI a clopidogrel loading dose of 300 mg or more rather than a lower conventional dose doesn’t increase…
