SAN FRANCISCO, CA — June 17, 2002 — Avandia® (rosiglitazone) appears to lower markers of cardiovascular inflammation — a precursor of atherosclerosis and heart disease
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — June 16, 2002 — Researchers have found that CAD patients with diabetes are undertested and undertreated. As a result of these
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — June 16, 2002 — The use of orlistat (Xenical®) in combination with anti-diabetic agents and a mildly decreased-calorie diet has a
Men and women with established osteoporosis can be treated effectively and safely with daily pamidronate. (Aredia in Israel) The treatment was well tolerated, found this
Screening sexually active teenagers, particularly boys, for depressive symptoms could help identify those at risk for sexually transmitted diseases. Researchers from Harvard University Medical School
בכתבת תחקיר בעתון הארץ נחשפות פעילויות והוצאות כספים שבוצעו על ידי הקופה באמצעות חברת הבת “לאומית לעתיד”, שכנראה אינן תואמות את הנהלים והתקנות. נראה שהקופה
Unsolicited patient complaints are associated with physicians’ risk management experience and law suit risk, researchers report in the June 12th issue of the Journal of
June 12, 2002 In patients with chronic stable asthma who were also positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Chlamydia pneumoniae by polymerase chain reaction (PCR),
06/13/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Topical antibiotic treatment is effective in reducing the rate of Staphylococcus aureus infections at surgical sites in a subgroup of patients
06/13/2002By Mark Moran A novel mutation of the cytochrome P 2A6 (CYP2A6) gene found in one patient during clinical trials of a new anti-cancer drug
06/12/2002 By David Ball A high incidence of Acinetobacter strains was responsible for hospital-acquired infection (HAI) in victims of the Marmara earthquake in northwest Turkey.
06/07/2002 By Mark Pownall Type 1 diabetes is being seen at earlier ages, particularly in the under fives, a prospective survey in Belgium has found.
06/07/2002 By Mark Moran A retrospective case note review of new HIV cases appearing at an HIV treatment centre in London, England, indicate a reduction
06/07/2002By Veronica Rose Cholesterol management can be improved in high-risk patients through community-based intervention programs, say Canadian researchers. Although evidence existed relative to the efficacy
06/07/2002 By David Loshak Sawtooth waves, an electroencephalographic pattern that forms part of rapid eye movement sleep but seems to be independent of other rapid
Overwhelms the fungal infection not the patient MONTREAL, QC — June 5, 2002 — As Merck’s latest discovery, CANCIDAS* (caspofungin acetate), which was approved by
06/05/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Sensory hyper-reactivity is a common diagnosis in patients being investigated because of obscure airway symptoms. Most of these patients do not
06/04/2002By Anne MacLennan Family doctors are confident about managing most musculoskeletal conditions provided they have access to appropriate education, specialist support for complex cases, physiotherapy
06/04/2002 By Mark Pownall The technique of volume rendering of high resolution magnetic resonance scans of the inner ear to form inner ear reconstructions scores
השירותים הווטינריים במשרד החקלאות הודיעו אתמול בצהריים כי מחלת ה”פרה המשוגעת” (ספגת המח) התגלתה בישראל, והכריזו על אסור גורף של שחיטת בקר שגילו 30 חודשים