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Oral rofecoxib (Vioxx) may have a role in controlling postoperative pain patients undergoing knee surgery.
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African-American women with endometrial cancer are significantly less likely to undergo primary surgery and have significantly shorter survival than white women with endometrial cancer.
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When analyzed using 3-dimensional methods, virtual colonoscopy achieves comparable accuracy in screening asymptomatic adults for colonic polyps as optical colonoscopy.
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Fetal growth acceleration is identifiable by ultrasound at about 24 weeks. Normal parameters of glucose control during the first trimester and throughout pregnancy do not seem to be related to the growth potential of the LGA fetus of a diabetic mother.
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West Nile virus was of no concern to residents of North America until the summer of 1999, when it seemingly inexplicably struck in Queens, NY. The approximately 2700 cases of WNV meningoencephalitis reported through 2002 made it the largest such epidemic ever documented anywhere in the world.
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Pneumococcal Vaccine Ineffective at CAP Prevention; Flu Vaccine Limits
Hospitalization; Verapamil Not Up To Competition; International
Companies Unite Against SARS; New FDA Comissioner Brings Controversy;
Janssen: Dear Doctor Letter for Risperidone
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Impaired Fasting Glucose vs Impaired Glucose Tolerance; Risk Stratification in Long-QT Syndrome; EBCT, Motivation, Behavioral Change, and Cardiovascular Risk Profile
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Another fluoroquinolone has been added to the list of antibacterial agents for respiratory tract infections. Gemifloxacin is a broad-spectrum agent that is highly active against the most common respiratory pathogens, including penicillin and macrolide resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.