Aspirin tolerant and aspirin intolerant asthmatics both appear to show the same clinical response when using the leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast. Although most asthma patients

Adolescents who experiment with cannabis from an early age are more likely to use other illegal drugs later in life and have an increased risk

למרות הסכנות של זיהום, צריכת דגים על ידי חולים אחרי אירוע MI עדיין נחשבת ליעילה ובטוחה. עם זאת דגים שמקורם מהים הבלטי אינם מומלצים בגלל

ד”ר ירמיהו הייניק הושעה בעקבות תלונת מנהל בית החולים; ראש העיריה, שהחליט על הצעד: זו הפרת חובת הציות להוראות הממונים; בא כוחו של הרופא: החלטה

Only a minority of postmenopausal women with surgically treated breast cancer receive adjuvant chemotherapy that consensus guidelines advocate, and its use declines substantially with age.

The Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial (EMGT), reported in the January issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, provides conclusive evidence that reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP)

The laparoscopically placed adjustable gastric band (AGB) is safe and effective in severe obesity, according to the results of two studies reported in the January

בכנס שהתקיים ב- 9/1 בב”יח שיבא השתתפו אמנם נציגי רוב המפלגות, שר הבריאות ובכירים ממערכת הבריאות. למרות זאת, התחושה הכללית, כפי שמתאר חיים שדמי מהארץ

לכתבה, מאת חיים שדמי, הארץ  גברים שלקו במחלות המזוהות כ”נשיות” – כמו אוסטאופורוזיס וסרטן שד – נדרשים לאישור מיוחד לקבלת התרופה.

The US abortion rate has dropped to its lowest level since 1974, the year after the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a new survey showed

Many people with type 2 diabetes could go longer between screens for retinopathy, according to a report published in the January 18th issue of The

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, especially when combined with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), according to

Non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep may facilitate seizure activity in patients with epilepsy, according to a cross-sectional study.  Investigators, led by Daniela Minecan from the

Children with mild asthma and normal pulmonary function can still be considered candidates for early inhaled corticosteroids use, Dutch clinicians suggest.  Pulmonary specialists at the

בלי שוחד, בלי פרוטקציה , מאת יורם בלשר , הארץ   בכתבה “כמעט הכל זה שוחדים, פרוטקציה וקשרים” מאת חיים שדמי (“הארץ”, 8.1) הופיעו דברים הקשורים בהסתדרות הרפואית, שאין

The medical services rendered under Medicare during 2000-2001 improved compared with 1998-1999, but there is plenty of room for more improvement. That is the central

In a recent study, postmenopausal women who began an exercise program of brisk walking or cycling lowered levels of abdominal fat by about 6% and

The outfit that accredits providers of continuing medical education programs for physicians on Tuesday released proposed standards to prevent pharmaceutical companies from controlling the content

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it was halting about 30 gene therapy trials after learning that a second child in a

While studies on the effects of stress during pregnancy have yielded conflicting results, the latest report finds that it may raise a woman’s risk of