IV Sildenafil Safe and Effective for Pulmonary Hypertension in Neonates
Intravenous sildenafil safely improves oxygenation in critically ill neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. These findings, the results of an open-label, dose-escalation trial, are reported in the December issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. Despite a recent report that enteral...
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Sanofi Pasteur Recalls 800,000 Doses of Pediatric H1N1 Vaccine Due to Deficient Antigen Levels
Sanofi Pasteur is recalling approximately 800,000 doses of its pediatric influenza A (H1N1) monovalent vaccine in a single-dose, prefilled syringe (0.25 mL) because antigen content is lower than required levels, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today The...
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One dose of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) vaccine should be sufficiently protective in adults
One dose of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) vaccine should be sufficiently protective in adults, whereas 2 doses could be required in children, according to the results of 3 randomized controlled trials reported online December 16 in The Lancet The purpose...
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H1N1 Vaccine Trial in HIV-Positive Adults Begins Enrollment
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Bethesda, Maryland, has announced that HIV-positive adults between the ages of 18 and 64 years are being actively recruited to participate in a clinical trial of the 2009 H1N1 influenza...
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Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall
New cancer cases and the cancer death rate continue to fall in the U.S., driven largely by declines in lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers in men and breast and colorectal cancers in women. For all types of cancer, new cases declined...
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When the fall/winter wave of H1N1 swine flu is over, it will have been no more severe than an average flu season, predict Harvard researcher Marc Lipsitch, DPhil, and colleagues from the U.K. Medical Research Council and the CDC. “The good...
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Iodixanol and Iopamidol Show Similar Nephrotoxicity
Iodixanol and iopamidol carry a similar risk of contrast-induced nephrotoxicity in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary angiography, researchers report in the American Heart Journal for November. However, lead investigator Dr. Warren Laskey told Reuters Health, “Although...
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Can Statins Prevent and Treat Infection?
Results from a new meta-analysis suggest that the pleiotropic effects of statins are useful in the treatment and prevention of different infections, including bacteremia, pneumonia, and sepsis Our pooled adjusted estimate from observational studies suggests that patients who have infections Dr...
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Reduces Arthritis Pain And Insomnia By Cognitive Therapy
New study show that older patiant that suffer from arthiritis and sleep distarbance are likely relieve panin By Cognitive Therapy. Osteoarthritis patients initially reported sleeping 21 minutes longer per night on average after receiving cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia and 27...
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Zoledronic Acid May Improve Survival of Lung Cancer With Bone Metastases
Treatment with the third generation bisphosphonate zoledronic acid (Zometa) may improve survival in lung cancer patients with bone metastases, Greek researchers report. Between 20% and 40% of lung cancer patients will have bone metastases, Dr. Nikos K. Karamanos, from the University...
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