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Headaches commonly attributed to sinus are very likely to be migraines.
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Studies on HCV infection resolution show that PBMC HCV-RNA may remain, despite clearance of the virus from plasma.
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The FDA has approved a new drug for the management of alcohol dependence.
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Before people can eat a balanced diet, they must understand nutrition; therefore, some education about nutrition is needed.
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Erythromycin use is associated with a 2-fold increased risk of sudden cardiac death and a 5-fold increase in those who concurrently receive other medications that significantly inhibit its metabolism by CYP3A4.
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Rifaximin (Xifaxan) has rreceived US FDA approval on May 25, 2004, for the treatment of travelers diarrhea caused by enteropathogenic (non-invasive) Eschericiha coli in individuals at least 12 years of age. Rifaximin is a rifamycin that is poorly absorbed (< 0.4%) from the gastrointestinal tract, and thus achieves very high concentrations in the feces.
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Isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis is the topic of an interesting article from the Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Hamza and colleagues reported 3 of their own cases, involving men ages 47, 64, and 76, none of whom were intravenous drug addicts (IVDA). In 2 of the patients, Enterococcus faecalis was the causative pathogen, and in the other patient, a coagulase-negative staphylococcus was the pathogen.
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Hepatitis C infection is usually asymptomatic, but with insidious progression. This paper from Poland features the outcomes of a series of patients with acute hepatitis C in order to determine the resolution or progression of disease.
