Laurie Barclay, MD Aug. 5, 2002 Nurses cause less “white coat syndrome” elevating blood pressure readings than do doctors, but repeated measures by patients are
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 31 – An analysis of data from the Framingham Heart study shows that increasing body mass index (BMI) is associated
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 31 – An outbreak affecting 80 individuals resulted from failure to recognize symptoms of fulminate tuberculosis (TB) in an elderly
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 31 – Although adolescent girls who participate in sports such as gymnastics are more likely than their peers to develop
By Alison McCook NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 25 – About 70% of US smokers say they would like to stop smoking, but the poor
By Todd Zwillich WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters Health) Jul 25 – The US should restructure the way it pays for healthcare and trains medical personnel to
Laurie Barclay, MD July 26, 2002 Two omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), significantly improve systemic arterial
The Italian government is sending a 600-page book on the appropriate use of medicines to doctors, nurses and pharmacists as the latest in a series
South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has slammed the Global Fund for Aids for its donor policies, drawing a fresh barrage of criticism over her
A fresh investigation into a spate of incidents involving blocked anaesthetic breathing tubing that killed a young boy and endangered other patients was announced by
Postoperative surgical site infections were increased for patients treated with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps after intestinal surgery, according to results of a retrospective chart
Low- and high-intensity resistance exercise training result in similar and significant improvements in strength, endurance, and stair climbing ability in older adults, according to a
Even relatively young adults with low LDL cholesterol levels benefit more from statins administered for high C reactive protein (CRP) levels than from cancer screening
The risk of ovarian cancer is significantly reduced among women with a high intake of calcium derived from dairy products, according to a report in
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen on Tuesday charged the pharmaceutical industry with using a front group to fund misleading television advertisements in support of
Risk of ovarian cancer, even in women who have had a hysterectomy, increases with use of estrogen but not estrogen-progestin, according to results of a
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 08 – Mass vaccination in the event of a smallpox attack would stop an epidemic faster and result in fewer
July 9, 2002 Results of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), reported in the July 17 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association,
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters Health) Jul 10 – The number of children who lose one or both parents to AIDS could increase to 25 million by
LONDON (Reuters) Jul 05 – AIDS has already killed nearly 22 million people but a leading expert warned on Thursday that the global epidemic hasn’t