The Federal Trade Commission has again postponed enforcement of the Red Flags rule, giving physicians until the end of 2010 before they must implement identity-theft prevention programs in their practices.
ADELPHI, Md.A federal advisory panel unanimously supported the approval of tesamorelin, a growth hormone-releasing hormone analog, as a treatment for reducing excess abdominal fat in people who are HIV-positive and have lipodystrophy, a longterm side effect of anti-retroviral treatment.
An amended version of the National Academies Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research takes into account the expanding role of the National Institutes of Health in overseeing the field.
The Food and Drug Administration on May 25 issued a warning to physicians and consumers that proton pump inhibitors may increase the risk of hip, wrist, and spine fractures.
CHICAGO (EGMN) Anthracycline-related cardiotoxicity among childhood cancer survivors increases significantly at high cumulative exposures, but at low-exposure levels occurs more frequently in patients who carry a specific high-risk genetic variant, reported investigators from the Childrens Oncology Group.
Major depressive disorder is markedly prevalent in patients with traumatic brain injury, developing in half of patients during the year after their injury in a single-center study, according to a report in the May 19 issue of JAMA.
