Cathy Tokarski Oct. 10, 2002 Minnesota’s Board of Medical Practice has reprimanded a physician who prescribed Viagra over the Internet to a patient he
By Michelle Chard NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 11 – Results of a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Rheumatology suggest
By Keith Mulvihill NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 11 – Despite a slight decrease in output over the last decade, the US still leads the
By Michael Leidig VIENNA, Austria (Reuters Health) Oct 11 – An Austrian hospital claims to be first to develop an artificial hip made of “thinking”
A Doi, K Tsuchihashi, M Kyuma, et al. Background: The precise pathophysiological basis of exercise-related vasodepressor syncope is not well understood. Purpose: The diagnostic values
M Juneau, L Larivיe, M White BACKGROUND: Cold exposure decreases ischemic threshold in patients with coronary artery disease and preserved left ventricle (LV) function. The
Results of a retrospective study of patients undergoing orthopaedic reductions in a hospital emergency department suggest that it is safe to add parenteral opiate pre-medication
Bone mineral density (BMD) could be less important than clinical risk factors such as sports participation or weight and height in assessing total fracture risk
The combination of ibuprofen plus acetaminophen was effective but not superior to ibuprofen alone for relief of acute non-life-threatening pain in adults treated at an
Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who exercise with proportional assist ventilation achieve greater maximum exercise capacity than those who exercise unaided, according
Ultrasonication can help identify biofilm-protected bacterial colonization on orthopaedic implants that show no overt signs of infection. Glycocalyx-producing bacteria have been observed on orthopaedic devices
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 08 – Power Doppler sonography is useful in differentiating inflammatory from non-inflammatory changes in the joints of patients with rheumatoid
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 9, 2002 Editor’s Note: The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is reining in the pharmaceutical industry with respect to
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 9, 2002 — Two new molecular markers of type II collagen metabolism help detect patients at high risk for rapid progression
By Peggy Peck Special to DG News ORLANDO, FL — October 1, 2002 — Not all exercise is equally beneficial for hypertensive patients, Japanese researchers
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Shibata M, Moritani T, Miyawaki T, Hayashi T, Nakao K. Laboratory of Health and Sports Science, Faculty of Nursing, College of Nursing Art and Science,
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A research letter in The Lancet suggests that users of high-dose rofecoxib were 1·7 times more likely than non-users to have coronary heart disease (CHD);
Opioid analgesics (opioids), powerful pain relievers whose use has been hotly debated in the medical community, should be prescribed for some patients with chronic lower