NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nortriptyline is more effective than paroxetine CR in reducing symptoms of depression in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to results of a small…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Modafinil, a wake-promoting drug initially used to treat narcolepsy, increases extracellular dopamine — an effect that increases the drug’s potential for abuse —…
Nicole Shaffer, NP, Nurse Practitioner Hospitalist, University of Chicago, discusses the emerging role of NP hospitalists. References and Resources Kleinpell RM, Hanson NA, Buchner BR, Winters R, Wilson…
Paul H. Ratner, MD, MBA, Allergist, discusses the genesis of a new treatment for allergy to airborne pollens, developed by Ashok Wahi, BS, MS, PE. Marketed as Chloraseptic…
Kathleen M. Stoessel, MD, Director Medical Retina Sub-Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses retinopathy of prematurity, a disorder of developing retinal blood vessels in the premature infant. References and…
Thomas J. Walsh, MD, Clinical Professor and Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology Yale Eye Service, discusses optic neuritis, a condition which can result in partial or central visual loss and…
Lorin Dean Warnick, DVM, PhD, Professor of Ambulatory and Production Medicine, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses the issues surrounding…
Philip C. Palmisano, MD, MPH, Chief of Ophthalmology, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, describes the types of eye injuries treated seen in the United States soldier; 10 percent of…
Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, discusses the prevalent condition of chronic hyponatremia and the latest diagnostic and treatment options for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of the largest ovarian cancer screening trial to date suggest that a transvaginal ultrasound strategy or a multimodal approach that includes…
