Posted by: admin on: July 26, 2011
The Endocrine Society has released a new clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hyperprolactinemia. People with high prolactin levels who have few or no symptoms and no demonstrable pituitary tumor may not need treatment, but infertile or pregnant patients, and individuals with bothersome symptoms require specialized treatment depending on the […]
Posted by: admin on: July 26, 2011
AOM is the most common condition for which antibiotics are prescribed for children however, wide variation exists in diagnosis and treatment Accurate diagnosis can be made by otoscopic findings of tympanic membrane bulging. Otoscopic findings are critical to accurate AOM diagnosis Antibiotics are modestly more effective than no treatment but it causes adverse effects […]
Posted by: admin on: July 25, 2011
Mending broken hearts — the vital blood-pumping organs that have gone through surgical repairs, transplant or heart attacks — was the focus of new research released on Valentine’s Day. Cardiac rehab programs, reduce death rates by 25 per cent for heart patients Ensure that heart patients get automatically referred at the rehab as they’re leaving […]
Posted by: admin on: July 25, 2011
Investigators have identified over time 11 new primary melanomas in the population that had daily sunscreen use and 22 in those who received basically discretionary use of sunscreen. Perhaps more important when one looks at the risk for invasive melanomas, there were 3 invasive melanomas in the population who underwent daily sunscreen use and 11 […]
Posted by: admin on: July 25, 2011
If you want to stay safe and receive quality medical care while you’re in the ER, its best if you visit the same (Emergency Rooms) ER each time. A report published released recently in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that adults who made multiple ER trips to separate hospitals — some upwards of five — created […]