FDA Reviews Postmarketing Safety Reports of Insulin Pumps
Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 07-03-2010
Apixaban More Effective Than Enoxaparin Against VTE
Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 05-03-2010
Step-Up Therapies Helped Tame Uncontrolled Asthma
Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 04-03-2010
NEW ORLEANS (EGMN) Approximately 98% of children with uncontrolled asthma experienced clinically significant improvements on each of three types of step-up therapy, but treatment with long-acting beta-agonists yielded significantly better responses, according to a new study.
Elderly Patients’ Mortality Risk Rose After ICU Care
Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 03-03-2010
Among elderly patients, the need for intensive care during a hospitalization raised mortality risk following discharge, according to a large retrospective study reported in the March 3 issue of JAMA.
Study: Child Snacking Rises to Nearly Three Times a Day
Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 02-03-2010
Children snack an average of nearly three times each day, most often consuming desserts and sweetened beverages, and more than 27% of their daily calories are coming from snacks, according to a new study.
Fear of Vaccines Significant Among U.S. Parents; 11.5% Have Refused
Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 01-03-2010
Nearly one in eight parents in the United States have refused at least one physician-recommended vaccine for their child or children, according to the results of a study published in the April issue of Pediatrics.
Larynx Preservation Therapy Can Yield Good Long-Term Functional Outcomes
Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 27-02-2010
CHANDLER, Ariz. (EGMN) Nearly a third of patients with laryngeal cancer who underwent therapy that was designed to preserve their larynx were still alive and cancer free with an intact and functioning larynx 5 years later, French researchers report.
Endarterectomy Bests Stenting in Large Study
Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 26-02-2010
A multisite randomized controlled trial comparing carotid endarterectomy with implantation of a carotid artery stent has shown the more invasive surgical procedure to be the safer and more effective at least in the short term.
