Traditional Skin Tests Used to Predict Allergies to Antibiotics Are Useless Say Montreal Researchers
Skin tests traditionally used to predict allergies to amoxicillin, one of the most commonly...
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Hepatitis C Found to Up Odds for Certain Head and Neck Cancers
Researcher sees need for improved screening, treatment
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Conference Highlights: ACC.16
Cryoballoon Vs Radiofrequency Ablation for AF The Particulars: Evidence suggests that...
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Opinion Makers: End of AIDS in Sight?
Carlos del Rio, MD, argues that we currently know what’s needed to end the HIV/AIDS...
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Stillbirth May Be Another Zika Complication
Richard Beigi, MD, remarks on what a new recent case report may add to the link between Zika virus...
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Teen Girls on Long-Acting Contraceptives Skip Condoms
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, examines the association between use of long-acting reversible...
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Long After Ebola ‘Cure,’ Neuro Effects Linger
Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, discusses the possible Ebola survivor syndrome, the questions it...
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Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Thoracic Surgery
Perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) and flutter (POAF) is among the most common cardiac...
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Managing Hypertension in CAD
Published studies have shown that there is a strong link between hypertension and coronary artery...
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Preventing Firearm Injuries: A Call for Action
Each year, more than 32,000 people die as a result of firearm-related violence, suicides, and...
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Simplifying ED Pain Management
Considering that the amount of opioid needed to control pain varies from patient to patient, it is...
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Surgery & Supplements: Transparency Is Critical
Dietary supplements, including multivitamins, are no longer just taken by “weekend warriors,” but...
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Enhancing Recovery After Back Surgery
Spinal stenosis ranks among the most common reasons for spinal surgery and is expected to affect...
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Deep Brain Stimulation, Parkinson’s Disease, & Age Considerations
Parkinson disease (PD) is a chronic progressive condition that most commonly affects the elderly....
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Disability & Cognition After MI & Stroke
Recent estimates show that there are approximately 7.6 million myocardial infarction (MI)...
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Opioids: Future Use Among Adolescents
Opioids are potent narcotics that benefit patients with pain, but legitimate use of these agents...
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Alternative Therapy for Chronic Pain
The Institute of Medicine estimates that chronic musculoskeletal pain affects about 100 million...
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Frailty Screening & Palliative Care
Frail surgery patients are at greater risk of death and poor outcomes after their procedure than...
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Assessing Gaps in Diabetes Care
The “cascade of care” concept is a relatively new approach to disease management in that it shows...
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CVD: Social Determinants of Risks & Outcomes
Although mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States has been declining since...
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