This study of a very large prospective series of cardiac arrests in over 500 US hospitals found that survival rates were lower during nights and weekends, differences that persisted despite adjustments for patient, resuscitation event, and hospital characteristics.
The risk of venous thromboembolism was double in users of a transdermal contraceptive as compared to users of an oral contraceptive with a 35 mcg ethinyl estradiol component. Warning: no abstract skimming — it's worth your while to keep reading!
This multi-center, randomized, double-blind clinical trial demonstrated that the addition of vasopressin to patients receiving norepinephrine for management of septic shock had no effect on mortality when compared to increasing the norepinephrine dose.
Intravascular volume expansion has long been advised as an effective temporizing technique for patients with cardiac tamponade prior to drainage of the fluid, but there is little data supporting this practice.
Vernakalant is a new investigational anti-arrhythmic drug. The compound is relatively selective, blocking the early-activating potassium channel and the frequency-dependent sodium channel; it has a half-life of two to three hours.
Pioglitazone and heart disease; ARBs manufacturers spend millions to show the non-inferiority of their products compared to less expensive, generic ACE inhibitors; some athletes turn to growth hormone because it is difficult to detect; FDA Actions
As reviewed in part i of this series, many important endogenous and exogenous factors adversely affect the quality of sleep for women after ovarian failure. In fact, the National Sleep Foundation reports that 61% of women complain of insomnia after ovarian failure.
The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) on delaying the progression to cognitive impairment in normal elderly subjects aged 85 and older.
The effect of socioeconomic status (SES) of women on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is not uniform across racial/ethnic populations, researchers stated in a study published in the Winter 2008 issue of Ethnicity & Disease Journal.
