-
Antibiotic administration for only 8 days to patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia was not inferior to 15 days of therapy.
-
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of short-course dexamethasone therapy as an adjunct to antimicrobial therapy was conducted among children 3 months to 11 years of age with hematogenous suppurative arthritis in Costa Rica from 1998 to 2000.
-
Helping patients overcome the fear of falling. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(suppl 1):S1-S2.
-
Greenfield RH. Echinacea for kids with colds. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(1):11-12.
-
Ross CC. Vitex agnus castus and premenstrual syndrome. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(1):4-8.
-
Rakel D. Journaling: The effects of disclosure on health. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(1):8-11.
-
Schnieder CD, Morgan SE. Tai chi and fall prevention in the elderly. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(1):1-4.
-
-
A once-a-day dose of a valacyclovir reduces the rate of transmission of genital herpes (HSV-2) from an infected partner to an uninfected susceptible partner, according to a new study. The study group included 1484 immunocompetent, heterosexual, monogamous couples in which 1 partner had symptomatic genital HSV-2 and the other was susceptible to HSV-2.
-
The Softer Side of Fluoroquinolones; Cycloserine for Phobics?; 115-Year-Old Smallpox Scabs A Literary Find; Positive PPDs Due to M marinum Infection; Cost-Effectiveness of Influenza Treatment