Patients with active Crohn’s disease who receive modified-release budesonide (Entocort EC) lose less bone mass than patients who receive the standard corticosteroid prednisolone, according to
By Stephen Pincock NICE, France (Reuters Health) Oct 21 – At the 27th European Society for Medical Oncology congress here on Sunday, researchers said that
By Bruce Sylvester ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters Health) Oct 21 – A retrospective analysis of pooled data from two 12-month phase III trials indicates that bimatoprost
By Megan Rauscher BOSTON (Reuters Health) Oct 21 – Results of a prospective study reported to the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) Oct 21 – Northern Ireland’s Galen Holdings PLC said on Monday that it has received an approvable letter from the US Food
Antibiotics may reduce rate of carotid intima media thickening and hence stroke risk, based on a prospective, randomized trial reported in the Oct. 14 rapid
Lamotrigine appears to be at least as safe as other antiepileptic drugs for use during the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a preliminary study.
The drug combination of irinotecan, mitomycin and cisplatin has activity in inoperable upper gastro-oesophageal cancers but also has a high toxicity profile, British researchers report.
Inhaled steroids are as effective as systemic steroids in patients hospitalized for severe asthma, according to a randomized, double-blind trial reported in the Oct. 15
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 14 – Combination therapy with gemcitabine and epirubicin appears to be a safe and effective treatment for advanced urothelial cancers
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) Oct 14 – South Africa may be finally joining the global mainstream on the treatment of AIDS, including use of the antiretroviral
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 15, 2002 The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a division of the Department of Health and Human
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 15, 2000 Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) appears to slow the progression of Parkinson disease (PD), according to the results of a multicenter,
Treatment with either opioids or tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) is effective in treating postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) without causing cognitive impairment, according to results of a double-blind,
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
המימשל הבריטי, בשיתוף עם איגודי רפואה ואיגוד חברות התרופות מאמץ הנחיות חדשות באשר לקשרים בין חברות התרופות לרופאים, תוך דגש על איסור מתן מתנות והטבות.
Trials involving the drug atorvastatin have been stopped early after results showed that it decreases the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke in patients
מאת חיים שדמי “הארץ” קופת חולים כללית שבה לספק תרופות שמחוץ לסל הבריאות למבוטחיה – כך עולה מהודעה שמסרה הכללית לבית הדין הארצי לעבודה במסגרת ערעור
By Steven Reinberg NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 07 – During tympanostomy tube placement in children, anesthesia is safe when administered by physicians at tertiary
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 07 – In cardiac surgery patients, injection of bupivacaine with epinephrine into the intercostal spaces prior to chest closure can