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In this retrospective study, the authors gleaned hospital records to identify cases of adnexal torsion at their hospital in Israel between 2002 and 2006. Sixty-two cases were found appropriate for the study.
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First Antihypertensive Drug Approved in Last 10 Years: Aliskiren; Alternate Treatment for Osteoporosis; Roche's Oseltamivir: Scrutiny, Bird Flu, and New Drug Applications; FDA Actions
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These New Jersey authors hypothesized that attire and patient satisfaction would be unrelated. For 3 months, full-time faculty, both generalists and subspecialists, were randomly assigned to different attire, ie, business attire, casual clothing, or scrubs.
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Cole and colleagues from i3 Drug Safety reported that the use of the transdermal contraceptive system was associated with a 2.4-fold increase in the risk of venous thromboembolism compared with users of a 35 µg ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate oral contraceptive.1 i3 Drug Safety is a unit of Ingenix, a medical information company owned by United Health Group.
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Aggressive statin therapy is associated with slowed progression and even regression of atherosclerosis.
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Stroke remains the third lead ing cause of death in America. Risk of stroke after TIA is greatly magnified, such that as many as 20% will suffer a stroke within 90 days.
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Panitumumab is a human monoclonal antibody that is approved for the treatment of colorectal carcinoma.
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Available statins are associated with a small increased risk of hepatotoxicity, but not muscle toxicity or drug discontinuation for adverse effects.
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The ECG image in this article was obtained from a 70-year-old man who presented with a history of chest pain for one day. How would you interpret his ECG? How many remarkable findings do you see on this tracing?