Randomized Clinical Trial of Co-amoxiclav Versus No Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Varicose Vein Surgery
Are prophylactic antibiotics helpful in patients undergoing varicose vein surgery? To answer this question, the investigators randomly assigned 443 patients (600 legs) to a prophylactic group (n = 219) or a control group (n = 224), with wound infection as the major endpoint. [...]
Children with chronic kidney disease have a high prevalence of masked hypertension, often in association with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), research findings indicate. Therefore, these children should have early echocardiography and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to evaluate their cardiovascular risk, the investigators advise. As they report online in the Journal of the American Society of [...]
Mastectomy is not being overused in women with breast cancer, as is commonly thought, according to a study published in the October 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, which found that about 75% of patients surveyed received breast-conserving surgery (BCS) as initial treatment.
“Most surgeons in 2 large diverse urban regions appropriately [...]
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The typical dose of a medication considered pivotal in treating tuberculosis effectively is much too low to account for modern-day physiques, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers said.
The finding, reported online and in the August edition of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, is particularly important for those living in societies plagued by obesity, said Dr. Tawanda Gumbo, [...]
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight may be associated with the development of certain autoimmune diseases, particularly in women, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. More »
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More than 40 percent of the 120 million visits that Americans made to hospital emergency departments in 2006 were billed to public insurance, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. More »
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