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Sexually transmitted infections missed as UTIs are overdiagnosed

Posted on: 26/06/2015 - 18:54

Women may be receiving unnecessary antibiotics for overdiagnosed urinary tract infections while their sexually transmitted infections go undetected, according to a recent study in an urban academic...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA: No changes needed in management of ezogabine’s eye and skin effects

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 18:57

Pigment changes in the retina reported in some patients treated with the antiseizure drug ezogabine do not appear to affect vision, and can be “adequately managed” by following recommendations in the...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Antibiotic therapy an option for acute appendicitis

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 16:00

Antibiotic therapy failed to be shown as noninferior to surgery in a study of adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, but it did resolve the problem and avert surgery with no adverse effects in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Decreased physical activity following car accident increases chance of persistent pain in older adults

Posted on: 05/06/2015 - 18:57

BETHESDA, MD. – Senior citizens who have a motor vehicle collision are advised to maintain a regimen of physical activity in the weeks immediately following the crash; otherwise they risk developing...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

FDA warns of possible dosing errors with Zerbaxa

Posted on: 21/05/2015 - 20:30

Confusion about the strength of the antibacterial drug Zerbaxa could potentially lead to dosage errors, the Food and Drug Administration cautioned in a May 20 <a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

SAEM: High-risk subtypes of delirium are easily missed

Posted on: 19/05/2015 - 21:39

SAN DIEGO – More than 10% of geriatric patients presenting to emergency departments have signs of delirium, but not all delirium in the ED is equal, based on two presentations at the annual...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Nororvirus outbreak likely caused by swimming in infected waters

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 18:00

Last summer’s norovirus outbreak in Multnomah County, Oregon, appears to be linked to swimming in a natural lake in Blue Lake Regional Park, accordi... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 05:01

Emergency department visits associated with the misuse or abuse of tramadol more than doubled from 2005 to 2011, while visits for adverse reactions to... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 05:01

Emergency department visits associated with the misuse or abuse of tramadol more than doubled from 2005 to 2011, while visits for adverse reactions to tramadol increased 1.5-fold, according to two...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ACOG: IV regimen safely resolved acute headache in pregnant women

Posted on: 03/05/2015 - 14:56

SAN FRANCISCO – Intravenous metoclopramide and diphenhydramine given together provided more effective headache relief than did codeine in pregnant w... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Sexually transmitted infections missed as UTIs are overdiagnosed

FDA: No changes needed in management of ezogabine’s eye and skin effects

Antibiotic therapy an option for acute appendicitis

Decreased physical activity following car accident increases chance of persistent pain in older adults

FDA warns of possible dosing errors with Zerbaxa

SAEM: High-risk subtypes of delirium are easily missed

Nororvirus outbreak likely caused by swimming in infected waters

ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years

ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years

ACOG: IV regimen safely resolved acute headache in pregnant women

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