Laurie Barclay, MD Sept. 30, 2002 — A new laser ablation system which is guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be a viable alternative

Laurie Barclay, MD Sept. 30, 2002 —  Frequent use of nonoxynol-9 potentiates transmission of HIV-1 but not of gonorrhea or chlamydia, according to results of

Laurie Barclay, MD Sept. 30, 2002 — Doctors need to wait just two minutes or less for their patients to tell their story, suggests a

GlaxoSmithKline today announced that Augmentin XR (amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium) Extended Release Tablets has received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of

Carvedilol, alone or in combination with standard heart failure therapy, appears to reverse chemotherapy-induced congestive heart failure.  Dr. Elizabeth Newsome and colleagues from the M.D.

Atorvastatin 80 mg/day lowered low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels further than did pravastatin 40 mg/day, and it also reversed atherosclerosis as reflected by reduced carotid

In a multicenter randomized trial reported in the Sept. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, warfarin or warfarin plus aspirin was better

סקר שנערך באנגליה מצא כי שיעור גבוה של הנשים סבור שתרופת ה’יום שאחרי’ הפוסטינור 2, היא בעלת סיכון גבוה. 50% מהנשים סברו שהתרופה מעלה לחץ

מס’ יצרני קונדומים גדולים החליטו לאחרונה להפסיק את השיווק של קונדומים המכילים את קוטל הזרע “נונוקסינול 9”, זאת בעקבות לחץ של אירגוני בריאות. על פי

Reducing patient dietary sodium intake has little effect or either cardiovascular events or mortality. There also are doubts about effects of salt reduction on overall

The selective cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitor, celecoxib, does not seem to affect patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), according to a report by US researchers.

Reductions in allergen load through use of house dust mite-impermeable encasings for bedding does not lead to significant changes in clinical parameters for patients with

Sildenafil (Viagra) causes preferential pulmonary vasodilation, according to results of an open-label trial published in the Sept. 21 issue of The Lancet. The authors and

Waist circumference is a better indicator of cardiovascular (CV) riskthan is body mass index (BMI), according to results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination

For patients older than 80 years of age, off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with reduced operative mortality, stroke and the need for transfusion,

Laurie Barclay, MD Sept. 18, 2002 — Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is not useful for patients with plantar fasciitis, according to the results of a

A Newsmaker Interview With Joanne R. Lupton, PhD Laurie Barclay, MD Sept. 18, 2002 —Editor’s Note: New guidelines for diet and exercise issued earlier this

 Cathy Tokarski Sept. 18, 2002 —  Nearly 7,400 asthmatic patients in Denmark are logging onto the Internet each day to improve the monitoring and management

על פי דיווח של העיתונאי רן רזניק מהארץ מתקיימת כיום חקירה הבודקת חשדות לביצוע עבירות ומעשי הונאה של רופאים בשירותי בריאות כללית. ע”פ החשד דיווחו