Intermittent SC apomorphine improves control of parkinsonian motor oscillations Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 1 - 1
Do thiazide diuretics prevent osteoporosis? It’s time to find out Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 2 - 2
Should antineoplastics be offered in nonsmall cell lung cancer? Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 2 - 3
A study of intra-articular injections for capsulitis of the shoulder is questioned Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 3 - 3
Aspirin and warfarin may provide effective secondary stroke prophylaxis after all Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 3 - 4
The cost-effectiveness of screening for hypercholesterolaemia is questionable Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 4 - 4
Implementing prophylaxis after occupational HIV exposure is likely to be delayed … Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 4 - 4
… treatment requirements will remain uncertain unless hospitals introduce their own procedures … Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 4 - 4
… and a London hospital reports their positive steps Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 4 - 4
Attentive observation should precede pharmacotherapy when violence occurs Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 5 - 5
Practices in ocular toxoplasmosis management are reviewed Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 6 - 6
Prescribing SL nitroglycerin should not be a matter of routine after MI Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 6 - 6
Metoprolol may be useful in dilated cardiomyopathy but may aggravate severe heart failure Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 7 - 7
Sublingual nitroglycerin spray aids a breech extraction Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 7 - 8
Intranasal amphotericin B prophylaxis prevents invasive aspergillosis infection Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 8 - 8
Retinol supplementation reduces infant mortality by 30% Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 8 - 8
Somatrem accelerates growth in short children without growth hormone deficiency … Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 8 - 8
… and Kabipen injector pen system delivery is the preferred method of administration Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 8 - 9
Buserelin can eliminate the need for surgery in selected patients with uterine leiomyomata Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 9 - 9
Ciprofloxacin seems safe and effective in childhood typhoid Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 9 - 9
Nonandrogenic and antiandrogenic progestogens are equally effective in the treatment of hirsutism Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 9 - 10
Ursodeoxycholic acid reduces serum enzyme levels in chronic active hepatitis Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 10 - 10
IV immunoglobulin may reduce steroid requirements in childhood asthma Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 10 - 10
Methotrexate is investigated for the treatment of ectopic pregnancy Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 10 - 11
Pregnancy rates increase after cessation of menotropins therapy for anovulatory infertility Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 11 - 11
Octreotide shows promise in acute gastrointestinal GVHD Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 11 - 11
Adjunctive therapy with enalapril reduces mortality in CHF more than hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrate Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 11 - 11
Ondansetron - a breakthrough in the treatment of antineoplastic- and radiotherapy-induced emesis Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 12 - 13
IV therapy for suppurative otitis media can be given on an outpatient basis … Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 14 - 14
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid is more effective than amoxicillin in eliminating beta-lactamase producing B. catarrhalis Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 14 - 14
Roxatidine and ranitidine have similar efficacy in healing duodenal ulcers Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 14 - 14
Lithium + carbamazepine has a more rapid effect than lithium alone Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 14 - 14
Aciclovir 3% eye drops resolve mild ophthalmic viral infections … Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 16 - 16
… and aciclovir attenuates pulmonary deterioration during varicella zoster infection in patients with cystic fibrosis Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 16 - 16
Fluoxetine shows promise in borderline personality disorder … Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 16 - 16
… and desipramine + fluoxetine produce a more rapid remission of depression than desipramine alone Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 16 - 16
Fluconazole effectively controls oesophageal candidiasis in AIDS Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 17 - 17
It may be possible to treat HIV-related autoimmune thrombopenia with dapsone Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 17 - 17
Efficacy of fluvoxamine is similar to mianserin in depression in the elderly Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 17 - 17
Ibopamine is comparable with captopril in congestive heart failure in the elderly Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 17 - 17
Bedside blood testing reduces sample turnaround time and blood volume used Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 18 - 18
South Africans find a useful marker for prostatic cancer Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 18 - 18
Weekly administration of bopindolol via a new transdermal delivery system is feasible Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 18 - 18
Absolute neutrophil counts increase more after SC vs IV GM-CSF Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 18 - 19
Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine decreases the carrier rate in infants of HBeAg- HBsAg-positive mothers Newsletter Article 17 February 2013 Pages: 19 - 19