NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although quite rare, local reactions to the fifth dose of diphtheria/tetanus/acellular-pertussis (DTaP) vaccine in children are more likely when the vaccine is injected…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For mild persistent asthma, fluticasone propionate with salmeterol cuts the risk of exacerbations more than ciclesonide, but both regimens effectively control daily symptoms.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An analysis of “real-life” data from a French myocardial infarction (MI) registry fails to show any clinically relevant interaction between clopidogrel and proton…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Suppressive therapy with corticosteroids and antihistamines is effective for managing clopidogrel hypersensitivity in the majority of cases, allowing antiplatelet therapy to continue uninterrupted,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Updated practice guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend a lumbar puncture if a child has a febrile seizure and there…
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) – An interval of no more than 14 days between ultrasonograms in monochorionic twins appears to increase detection of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have increased levels of LDL-cholesterol and non-HDL-cholesterol, as well as more widely recognized alterations in triglycerides and HDL…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The clinical efficacy of rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) depends on the degree of B cell depletion rather than the dose of rituximab,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The transvenous high-voltage leads of Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis implantable cardioverter-defibrillator continue to deteriorate more rapidly than the earlier Medtronic Quattro Secure ICD leads,…