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Following a review of available evidence, WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has issued a perspective on the use of various screening methods for the prevention of colorectal cancer.
<P>As parents prepare to leave hospitals and physicians' offices with their children, clinicians explain how medications should be administered. Studies have shown that, despite these explanations, medication errors are common in children treated at home.</P>
In this video, Margo Minissian, PhD, ACNP, speaks about cholesterol management guidelines, including managing patients with statin myalgia and patients at risk for polypharmacy, and strategies for LDL lowering therapies. She also spoke about this topic at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2021 virtual series.
A 14-year-old African American boy presented during the winter months with a painless, nonpruritic, periumbilical rash that had been present for approximately 1 month.
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/Screen%20shot%202012-08-01%20at%2010.48.00%20AM.png" width="90" height="90" style="float: left; margin: 5px;"><br>Higher rates of pertussis were found in children born in 1998 who received the acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP), the injection which replaced whole-cell pertussis vaccines (DTwP) in the 1990s, suggesting that the change in vaccine may be related to the current pertussis epidemic. </p>
The first participant of the Phase 1 clinical trial has received the investigational vaccine for COVID-19. US researchers will be analyzing the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.
Hello, my name is Arun Sanyal, and I'm a professor of medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Researcher’s have a new insight into how the TB pathogen evades the immune system after the largest study of tuberculosis susceptibility.
By Megan BrooksNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One or two doses of the diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine provides good protection against pertussis in the first year of life, new research from Australia shows.However, researchers also found the effectiveness of three doses wanes quickly in preschoolers without a booster dose.
Recent research examined trends in prescription of an oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation at high risk of stroke.
David A. Schwartz, MD, presented his approach to optimizing therapy for patients with IBD to induce remission and achieve mucosal healing.
By Lisa Rapaport
(Reuters Health) - A recent research review finds that sugar substitutes may not promote eating more calories or packing on extra pounds.
The existing body of research on artificial sweeteners is a bit of a mixed bag. Some studies have linked sugar substitutes - especially in diet drinks - to increased appetite or changes in the way the body handles sugar. But other research has tied the products to successful weight loss.
<P><IMG style="MARGIN: 5px; FLOAT: left" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/1206CFP_ECKamat_BioPic.jpg" width=90 height=90> Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and longtime <EM>Consultant For Pediatricians</EM> Editorial Board member, was recognized by Wayne State University with the 2012 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. The faculty members who receive this award have made outstanding contributions in their field of education and demonstrate exceptional knowledge, unwavering enthusiasm, and an uncanny ability to motivate students. </P>
New research from the World Health Organization examined the risks associated with consumption of red and processed meats.
The definition comprises 3 criteria: treatment failure history, characterization of active/symptomatic disease, and clinical perception.
Dr Michels shared important findings and implications from her new study on whether metabolic syndrome is associated with ovarian cancer risk.
Researchers revisit data from the pivotal ARISTOTLE trial of 2011, uncovering new significant findings involving the control of hypertension in patients with atrial fibrillation.
In this Q&A with Consultant360, Kim A. Carmichael, MD, discusses common eye disorders occurring in patients with diabetes, risk factors for these conditions, and diagnosis and screening.