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Although ED nurses at Towson, MD-based St. Joseph Medical Center had treated two flu-related cases as of press time, neither patient had the flu. The story underscores what most ED nurses are anticipating: Due to a shortage of the flu vaccine, this flu season is going to be anything but ordinary.
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Investigators analyzing data obtained from at-risk populations in the Western United States found a decline in HIV infection between 1989 and 1999, a new study shows.
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Research often has looked at the way sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) increase the risk of people acquiring HIV, but few have examined the reverse: whether HIV infection increases the risk of acquiring STD.
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Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have concluded that safe sex messages continue to be ignored by many high-risk individuals.
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Breast tissue density, as determined by mammography, is known to be a risk factor for the development of invasive breast cancer. In the current analysis of a subgroup of patients participating in the NSABP B-17 trial, those women with highly dense breast tissue were found to have significantly more subsequent breast cancer. Thus, a quantitative assessment of breast density may prove useful in assessment of additional breast cancer risk for patients having breast-conserving surgery for DCIS.
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Fit elderly patients benefit at least to the same extent from palliative chemotherapy with 5-FU as younger patients. Infusional 5-FU was shown to be more effective than bolus 5-FU in both age groups. Therefore, standardized palliative chemotherapy should generally be offered to elderly patients and they should not be excluded from clinical trials.
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Approximately 20% of patients with colorectal cancer will have hepatic metastases at the time of original presentation. Partial hepatectomy has become increasingly used in the treatment of liver metastases, but the timing of this procedure for those who present with liver involvement remains an unsettled question. The current single-institution experience would suggest that for selected patients, a simultaneous, one-stage procedure offers a safe and effective treatment strategy.
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Erythromycin and the Risk of Sudden Death; Vaccine Shortage Putting Americans At Risk; FDA Actions.
