Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were found to be inferior to antibiotics for symptom relief of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI), according to findings from a newly published study appearing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Pregnant women with HIV have a high risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and the presence of STI coinfection is associated with an increased risk for HIV mother-to-child transmission, according to data published in PLoS ONE.
India is poised to raise its public health spending by 11% in the annual budget next month, after rejecting the health minister's demand for a much bigger increase to ramp up disease control, according to government sources and documents
Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion guided by three-dimensional (3D) rotational angiography may be a valid alternative to the universally used two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), according to a study published in JACC Cardiovascular Interventions.
Scientists from TWINCORE have published new insights on the processes involved in liver inflammation in the Journal of Hepatology. Type I interferons, limit viral replication and thereby help the immune cells to control the viral pathogen. On the other hand, type I interferons delay the regeneration of immune cells, which are important to adjust and maintain the immune balance within the liver during acute inflammation.
A new study of nursing homes in California published in the journal Production and Operations Management found that some nursing homes inflate their self-assessment reporting to improve their score in the Five-Star Quality Rating System employed by Medicare to help consumers.
New research adds to the growing body of evidence that the β-blocker propranolol (multiple brands) may help treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study was published online in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
The objective of this study was to provide an epidemiological description of dietary supplement exposures reported to Poison control center (PCC) in the United States (US) over a 13-year period.
Localized gene delivery to diseased joints to achieve sustained drug production at the site of osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis is gaining momentum, with clinical trials underway in the U.S. and the first arthritis gene therapy recently approved in Korea.
A detailed review of current trends in the field, gene delivery strategies, and ongoing clinical trials and product development are presented in an article published in Human Gene Therapy.
New research published in the Journal of JAMA Surgery has reported that the high-volume nature of adult general surgery translated to lower morbidity and cost after pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy, suggesting that adult volume is associated with pediatric outcomes.
The correlation of lip prints with ABO blood groups and fingerprints may be more useful in forensic science for the accurate identification of an individual than using the individual parameter. It also can narrow the search for an individual where there are no possible data referring to the identity of the subject, according to a new study.
In-office angiolytic laser procedures are effective for vocal fold polyps, though with occasional occurrence of minor adverse events, according to a study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.