NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 29 – Compared with inhaled ipratropium bromide, intravenous infusion of salbutamol (albuterol) shortens recovery time and hospital stay in children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 29 – At doses typically used by clinicians, atorvastatin is better than simvastatin at improving the lipid profiles of patients
Lancet 04/01/2002 By Harvey McConnell No significant protective effect of tamoxifen has been seen in a lengthy follow-up among Italian women who had a hysterectomy
Supplementation with vitamin C and E appears to have clinical benefit in delaying then onset of arteriosclerosis in patients during the first year after heart
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 27 – In patients with mild asthma, cigarette smoking impairs the efficacy of treatment with short-term inhaled corticosteroids, according to
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 28 In orthopaedic surgery, 4 weeks of prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin is more effective than 1 week for
ATLANTA (Reuters Health) Mar 25 – Approximately one-third of medication errors affecting elderly patients are preventable, researchers told attendees of the annual meeting of the
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 26 A head-to-head trial reported in the March 23 issue of The Lancet shows that losartan is better than atenolol
03/26/2002 By David Loshak Empirical oral treatment with nitrofurantoin or nalidixic acid in children with febrile urinary tract infection is as safe and effective as
DALLAS, TX — March 26, 2002 — For the first time, researchers have shown that people who are Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)-resistant have a higher risk
Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 26 A head-to-head trial reported in the March 23 issue of The Lancet shows that losartan is
Fracture risk is reduced by 60 percent in women using 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins), according to an osteoporosis study in southeastern Australia. This
LONDON (Reuters Health) Mar 20 – More than one-in-five children treated with growth hormone in Britain are being given it for unlicensed reasons and are
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 21 – In patients at high risk for stroke, treatment with the ACE inhibitor ramipril reduces the overall stroke rate
LOS ANGELES, CA — March 22, 2002 — Novavax Inc. today announced that the positive results of a randomized, double-blind, phase III, placebo-controlled clinical trial
ATLANTA (Reuters Health) Mar 18 – Statin therapy at the time patients undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) appears to lower mortality significantly, according to an
Higher calcium intake is associated with lower risk for distal colon cancer in both women and men. United States researchers says the risk pattern they
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 18 – Many state Medicaid programs are significantly overpaying pharmacies for generic drugs, according to a new government audit. The
Levocetirizine and cetirizine are powerful non-sedating antihistamines that potently inhibit or reduce histamine-induced weal and flare reaction. Researchers at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 18 – Many state Medicaid programs are significantly overpaying pharmacies for generic drugs, according to a new government audit. The