Family Practice News articles from December 2005

Family Practice News archives from December 2005

Final appeal to fix fee schedule made.(News)
December 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Family physicians will continue to see their patients if the 4.4% reduction in Medicare physician fees for 2006 goes through, "but the danger is, as the cuts continue, we may have to close our doors entirely--not just to Medicare...

Many patients 'strongly favor' physicians' use of new medical technologies.(VITAL SIGNS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... VITAL SIGNS Many Patients 'Strongly Favor' Physicians' Use of New Medical Technologies Home monitoring 51% E-mail with patient 49% Imaging by e-mail 44% Electronic records 42% Personal digital...

Breast ca mortality drop: screening, therapy contribute: adjuvant therapy may have biggest role.(News)
December 1, 2005... For the first time, researchers have separated the survival impacts of screening mammography and adjuvant therapy on breast cancer. From 1975 to 2000, the overall reduction in breast cancer mortality was 24%. The portion of decrease...

Surveillance colonoscopy overdone in primary care.(News)
December 1, 2005... HONOLULU -- A new national survey suggests that most primary care physicians recommend much more aggressive surveillance colonoscopy following polypectomy than warranted by published guidelines, Vikram Boolchand, M.D., said at the annual...

U.S. syphilis rates continue to rise.(News)
December 1, 2005... The rate of syphilis infection in the United States continues to rise, with an overall increase in the number of reported cases of 8% in 2004, compared with 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. In 2004, the national...

Differing verdicts delivered in early Vioxx cases: the verdicts send the message that companies can be held liable even when risks are properly disclosed.(News)
December 1, 2005... The pharmaceutical industry may be breathing a collective sigh of relief over the latest court verdict involving Merck & Co.'s Vioxx, but it may not be time to pop the cork on the champagne. Experts say the two very different jury decisions...

Pneumococcal meningitis dips in younger, not older, patients.(News)
December 1, 2005... SAN FRANCISCO -- Populationwide rates of bacterial meningitis declined significantly from 1.9 cases per 100,000 people in 1998 to 1.5 per 100,000 in 2003, largely due to a pediatric vaccine that seems to exert no herd effect in older patients,...

AMA delegates: new Medicare program brings new hassles.(News)
December 1, 2005... DALLAS -- Predicting more administrative burdens and an eventual mandate on performance measures, delegates at the interim meeting of the American Medical Association's House of Delegates voted to oppose the federal government's plans to...

Panel: add MMRV to routine childhood shots.(News)
December 1, 2005... ATLANTA -- The new combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine should be incorporated into the routine vaccination schedule for children aged 12 months to 12 years, according to a vote taken by the Centers for Disease Control and...

Safety alert out on liver damage with duloxetine.(News)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Duloxetine should not be prescribed to patients with substantial alcohol use or evidence of chronic liver disease, according to a safety alert issued by the Food and Drug Administration and Eli Lilly & Co. Postmarketing reports of...

Generics aren't always cheaper.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2005... In your Drug Update on statins, you listed the cost of generic lovastatin as $6.40 per day, which is significantly more expensive than every brand-name statin included in the list ("Statins for Very-High-Risk Patients," Drug Update, Aug. 1,...

Corrections.(Opinion)(Correction Notice)
December 1, 2005... A chart, "pH of Selected Cleansers," which accompanied a recent article, contained an error on Johnson's Baby Wash ("Hit Atopic Dermatitis on Several Fronts," Oct. 1, 2005, p. 42). All Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies baby wash products are...

Slash accounts receivable: stop extending credit.
December 1, 2005... Quick, what's the largest asset on your balance sheet? Almost certainly it's accounts receivable Many physicians fail to appreciate that aggressive management of accounts receivable is key to any practice's financial success, particularly in...

Should patients be required to take part in comparative clinical trials?(Pro & Con)
December 1, 2005... YES Although some studies raise the concern of whether patients are put at too much risk, we must also ask if research safeguards are sometimes overly protective of people who might enter clinical trials. As I wrote in the...

Claudication in PAD presents in different ways.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
December 1, 2005... LOS ANGELES -- Claudication in peripheral arterial disease can present in many different ways, a fact that isn't always appreciated by physicians, Allan V. Abbott, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the California Academy of Family Physicians....

Exercise ankle-brachial index boosts PAD diagnosis.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(peripheral artery disease)
December 1, 2005... STOCKHOLM -- Five minutes of treadmill exercise can boost the diagnostic accuracy of the ankle-brachial index for identifying patients with peripheral artery disease, on the basis of long-term follow-up of about 700 patients. Consider...

Waist: height is better indicator of CV risk.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Waist-to-height ratio is more strongly linked to cardiovascular risk than body mass index (BMI), particularly in middle age, according to a large European study presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. Harald...

MR imaging beats SPECT in large trial.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(single-photon emission computed tomography)
December 1, 2005... STOCKHOLM -- Magnetic resonance perfusion imaging proved markedly superior to single-photon emission computed tomography for the detection of coronary artery disease in the largest comparative trial to date, Juerg Schwitter, M.D., reported at...

Who should get long-term venous prophylaxis? Studies are needed to identify the risk factors for the recurrence of pulmonary embolism.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
December 1, 2005... NICE, FRANCE -- Now that safe and effective thrombolytic agents are available for short-term treatment of venous disease, Patrick Mismetti, M.D., has two questions he would like to see answered. The first is how long to treat venous disease...

Look for DVT when diagnosing pulmonary embolism.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(deep venous thrombosis)
December 1, 2005... NICE, FRANCE -- When pulmonary embolism is suspected, clinicians also should be looking for thromboembolic disease in the venous system, Christian J. Herold, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological...

Repeat radioactive iodine often a tough call: low thyroglobulin levels after thyroidectomy may make radioactive iodine ablation again unnecessary.(Metabolic Disorders)
December 1, 2005... CHANTILLY, VA. -- Thyroid cancer patients who have received radioactive iodine ablation after thyroidectomy and who later have a negative whole body scan for thyroid cancer probably do not need to receive radioactive iodine therapy if their...

Monitor TSH regularly after radiotherapy to the neck.(Metabolic Disorders)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... DENVER -- Hypothyroidism occurs in up to half of patients within 5 years following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer in which the gland remains outside the primary field of radiation but is included in the low-neck field, Anna A. Norris,...

BMI risk: 19th vs. 20th century.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Experts should periodically revise the risk limits for body mass index among ethnically similar populations, as well as among different populations and ethnicities, to keep abreast of changing height, weight, and nutritional intake, reported R....

Anger, eating disorders, and college.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Anger management may help in treating eating disorders in obese, college-age students of both sexes, reported Jeanne L. Edman, Ph.D., of Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, Calif. Compared with the 88 male subjects, the 102 female subjects...

Weight loss in fibromyalgia.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Behavioral weight loss treatment benefited overweight and obese women with fibromyalgia syndrome, reported Jennifer R. Shapiro, Ph.D., and her colleagues at the University of Albany, State University of New York. In a 20-week pilot study,...

Pregnancy after bariatric surgery.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Women who have undergone laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding have similar pregnancy outcomes as women in their general community, and they have better outcomes than severely obese women, reported John B. Dixon, MBBS, Ph.D., of the Monash...

Fate of dual-action diabetes drug in limbo.(Metabolic Disorders)
December 1, 2005... It would take about 5 years to complete a trial to satisfy the Food and Drug Administration's concerns about the cardiovascular safety of the investigational diabetes drug muraglitazar, according to a statement issued by Bristol-Myers Squibb....

Acarbose reduces MI risk in type 2 diabetes by nearly two-thirds in metaanalysis.(Metabolic Disorders)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Acarbose markedly reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a metaanalysis of seven randomized trials, Dieter Petzinna, M.D., said at a meeting sponsored by the International...

FDA panel: no benefit in consumer antibacterials.(Infectious Diseases)
December 1, 2005... SILVER SPRING, MD. -- Several decades' worth of clinical data on antibacterial additives in home-use soaps and detergents has shown no benefit over plain soap and water in reducing infection, the Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel on...

Preschool children first to get sick during influenza season.(Infectious Diseases)
December 1, 2005... Emergency department data demonstrate that preschool children are the first to come down with influenza each year and could play an important role in the infection's spread, according to John S. Brownstein, Ph.D., of Children's Hospital Boston,...

Percentage of people aged 65 years and older who had received a flu vaccine in the preceding year.(DATA WATCH)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Percentage of People Aged 65 Years and Older Who Had Received a Flu Vaccine in the Preceding Year Men Women White 69.2% 68.3% Black 48.2% 47.8% Hispanic 41.8% 48.1% Note: Based on a 2003 national...

Havrix, NovoLog.(New & Approved)
December 1, 2005... Havrix (Hepatitis A vaccine, inactivated, GlaxoSmithKline) The Food and Drug Administration approved expanded use of Havrix (hepatitis A vaccine, inactivated) for prevention of hepatitis A in children 12 months and older. Previously,...

Hepatitis A vaccine recommended for all children.(Infectious Diseases)
December 1, 2005... ATLANTA -- All children should receive hepatitis A vaccine beginning at age 12-23 months, and the vaccine should be integrated into the routine childhood immunization schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee...

Panel: use IVIG for patients at risk for severe varicella complications.(Infectious Diseases)(intravenous immune globulin)
December 1, 2005... ATLANTA -- Intravenous immune globulin should be the primary means of postexposure prophylaxis among persons at high risk of severe varicella complications if there is a shortage of varicella zoster immune globulin, according to a vote by the...

Target at-risk adults for hepatitis B vaccine.(Infectious Diseases)
December 1, 2005... ATLANTA -- A risk-targeted strategy will remain the recommended approach to adult hepatitis B vaccination, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted at its fall meeting. The...

Alter pneumonia strategies to fight resistance.(Infectious Diseases)
December 1, 2005... MONTREAL -- In vitro pneumococcal resistance continues to have a substantial role in guiding antibiotic choices and disease management plans for patients with community-acquired pneumonia, according to Michael S. Niederman, M.D. Many...

Incidence is up for some strep empyemas.(Infectious Diseases)
December 1, 2005... SAN FRANCISCO -- The incidence of pediatric pneumococcal parapneumonic empyema doubled in Utah and surrounding areas since introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Carrie L. Byington, M.D., said in a poster presentation at the annual...

Moxifloxacin treats aspiration pneumonia.(Infectious Diseases)
December 1, 2005... MONTREAL -- The potent respiratory fluoroquinolone moxifloxacin is as safe and effective as combination ampicillin/sulbactam therapy for the treatment of aspiration-associated pulmonary infections, Sebastian Ott, M.D., reported in a poster...

New tools help doctors address HIV prevention.(Infectious Diseases)
December 1, 2005... SAN FRANCISCO -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will offer new tools early next year for health care providers who treat patients with HIV to improve prevention of viral transmission. Of the approximately 40,000 new HIV...

Starting antiretrovirals for chronic HIV in adults.(Drug Update)
December 1, 2005... Gone are the days when anti-HIV drug regimens required taking lots of pills many times per day. The availability of newer medications and combination formulations has made adherence to therapy easier for patients, but clinicians still face...

Simple solutions treat tough atopic dermatitis.(Skin Disorders)
December 1, 2005... LAS VEGAS -- If you're stumped about how to manage your patients with severe atopic dermatitis, Amy S. Paller, M.D., offered clear-cut advice at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference. "It's important to see if there's a problem with...

Melanoma studies shed new light on sun risk.(Skin Disorders)
December 1, 2005... VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Genetic studies suggest that certain people are susceptible to melanomas caused by early, minimal sun exposure, according to speakers at the Sixth World Congress on Melanoma. The problem with explaining melanoma risk...

Expert outlines developments in treatment of rosacea.(Skin Disorders)
December 1, 2005... LAS VEGAS -- When rosacea overlaps with another skin disease, certain topical treatments are better than others, Guy E Webster, M.D., said at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference. "I'm finding there are subsets of topical treatments...

Patients need lifelong follow-up after high-dose whole-body PUVA therapy.(Skin Disorders)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... GLASGOW, SCOTLAND -- A review of all patients in one U.K. center who received more than 200 whole-body ultraviolet A radiation treatments between 1977 and 2004 has confirmed the potential for life-threatening consequences and the need for...

Derm Dx.(Skin Disorders)
December 1, 2005... A 16-year-old boy with a history of cerebral palsy presented with a progressive eruption overlying an indwelling baclofen pump. Treatment with oral antibiotics did not resolve the eruption, which occurred about 3 months after the pump was...

Time pressures raise stakes when first antidepressant fails.(Mental Health)
December 1, 2005... NEw YORK -- Time is a crucial factor in depression treatment, as repeated failed trials and delay in achieving an adequate response take a cumulative toll on patient morale, ability to function, and finances, Jeffrey E. Kelsey, M.D., Ph.D.,...

Study examines local effect of antidepressant warnings.(Mental Health)
December 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- A specific warning issued in June 2003 by the United Kingdom Committee on Safety of Medicines that advised physicians not to use paroxetine in patients younger than 18 years of age significantly influenced how the drug was...

Early worsening is a harbinger of poor outcome with fluoxetine.(Mental Health)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... BOCA RATON, FLA. -- Early worsening of symptoms after initiation of fluoxetine for major depressive disorder occurs in approximately 30% of patients and is associated with poorer outcomes and an increased likelihood of discontinuation, Cristina...

Depression screening for parents accepted in well-child visits.(Mental Health)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Screening for parental depression at well-child visits is feasible and parents are receptive to the idea, Ardis L. Olson, M.D., reported at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies. A brief, validated...

Watch quietly to assess child's development.(Mental Health)
December 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Closely observing young children during an office visit provides subtle but important clues about whether a child's motor and behavioral skills are developing normally, Barry Zuckerman, M.D., said at a meeting sponsored by the Los...

Adding talk therapy helps adults with ADHD: stimulant medication and cognitive therapy improved symptoms and overall functioning when used together.(Mental Health)
December 1, 2005... ATLANTA -- Combining stimulant medication and cognitive therapy is a promising approach for treating adult patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, reported Anthony L. Rostain, M.D. In an open-label study involving 45...

ADHD patients who divert, misuse drugs easy to identify.(Mental Health)(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
December 1, 2005... ATLANTA -- Patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who engage in drug diversion or misuse are easy to identify, Timothy Wilens, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. To gauge the extent...

4+ million children diagnosed with ADHD; half on Meds.(Mental Health)(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... About 4.4 million children aged 4-17 years in the United States had been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2003, and more than half were taking medication for it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported....

Medication may facilitate autism interventions.(Mental Health)
December 1, 2005... SANTA FE, N.M. -- Pharmacotherapy does not cure autism, but it can make autistic children accessible to other modes of treatment, Bennett L. Leventhal, M.D., said at a psychiatric symposium sponsored by the University of Arizona. "There...

No link between autism and head circumference, study finds.(Mental Health)
December 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- There appear to be no differences in the mean head circumference between children with and without autism, results from a population-based case-control study show. The finding differs from other smaller studies that have...

Whole-breast irradiation: worthwhile in early ca? New data show that adding whole-breast irradiation to standard treatment may increase positive results.(Women's Health)
December 1, 2005... DENVER -- Whole-breast irradiation coupled with breast-conserving surgery and hormone therapy remains the standard of care in women with favorable early breast cancer, Richard Poetter, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Society...

In Vitro fertilization may increase breast cancer risk in predisposed.(Women's Health)
December 1, 2005... MONTREAL -- Ovulation induction for in vitro fertilization may promote the growth of breast cancer in patients who are predisposed to the disease, results of a case series of seven IVF patients later diagnosed with the disease suggest. "A...

Gabapentin may help hot flashes in breast cancer.(Women's Health)
December 1, 2005... A 900-mg daily dose of gabapentin was associated with significant decreases in hot flash severity and frequency, but a 300-mg daily dose of the drug was not, results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial have found. "We...

Deaths again prompt mifepristone label change.(Women's Health)
December 1, 2005... Clostridium sordellii has been confirmed as the cause of sepsis in four women who died in the United States following the use of Mifeprex (mifepristone) for medical abortion, the Food and Drug Administration reported. The product's package...

Epstein-Barr virus poses little threat to fetus.(Women's Health)
December 1, 2005... ST. PETE BEACH, FLA. -- Maternal infection with the Epstein-Barr virus does not appear to represent a major teratogenic risk, Meytal Avgil, M.D., reported at the annual meeting of the Teratology Society. The herpes virus--and the cause of...

Cesarean time longer in older, overweight women.(Women's Health)
December 1, 2005... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- A prospective observational study of 1,656 cesarean deliveries has produced a detailed portrait of factors leading to longer than usual operating times and the effects of long procedures on pregnancy outcomes. Cesarean...

Obesity before pregnancy may lessen chance of labor induction success.(Women's Health)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- The more obese a woman is before becoming pregnant, the lower her chances will be for successful induction, according to researchers who reviewed computerized records of 45,998 pregnancies in a German database. Rabbie...

GI agents: Part I.(Drugs, Pregnancy, And Lactation)
December 1, 2005... Gastrointestinal complaints are common in pregnancy and the postpartum period. They include conditions such as nausea and vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, and erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease, which may be treated with the...

Bone density screening guides: experts offer conflicting views.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
December 1, 2005... BOSTON -- There has been little consensus among organizational guidelines in the past 5 years about who should be screened for low bone density. Recommendations range from very conservative to relatively liberal, said Edward Leib, M.D.,...

Bisphosphonate beats alfacalcidol in bone trial.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
December 1, 2005... VIENNA -- Alendronate is markedly more effective than 1-hydroxyvitamin [D.sub.3] (alfacalcidol) as prophylaxis against glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, Johannes W.J. Bijlsma, M.D., Ph.D., said at the annual European congress of...

School exercise in early years results in bone mass increase.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
December 1, 2005... NASHVILLE, TENN. -- A school-based exercise program may be one way to head off osteoporosis later in life, according to results from a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. A...

Who should undergo bone density screening?(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
December 1, 2005... SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. -- While it's well known that bone mineral density testing should be routine for women over the age of 65, it can be difficult to decide whether to test other patients and difficult to know what to do with the results,...

Rehabilitating a groin pull.(Exercise Rx)
December 1, 2005... A groin pull is actually an injury to one of the hip-adductor muscles on the inside of the thigh, which help bring the legs together. A groin pull can be quite painful, but it is not dangerous. It can be painful for older patients who...

Certolizumab shown safe and effective for Crohn's.(Digestive Disorders)
December 1, 2005... COPENHAGEN -- A new, anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody was safe and effective for treating Crohn's disease for 26 weeks in a study with more than 400 patients. Certolizumab pegol was better than placebo for maintaining responses in...

Infliximab first, not steroids, for best Crohn's treatment.(Digestive Disorders)
December 1, 2005... COPENHAGEN -- Initial treatment with infliximab plus azathioprine in patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease led to more remissions than did a standard approach that started with topical or systemic steroid treatment, in a study with...

Curbing inflammation may reduce GI cancer risk in Crohn's.(Digestive Disorders)
December 1, 2005... MONTREAL -- The use of the immunosuppressive agent azathioprine and surgery reduced the risk of cancer in patients with Crohn's disease, according to an 11-year retrospective analysis. "This study suggests that controlling the inflammation,...

Exhaust medical management first for constipation.(Digestive Disorders)
December 1, 2005... FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- Constipation is a common complaint, and the causes for this condition are varied, Dana R. Sands, M.D., said at a symposium on pelvic floor disorders sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Florida. In a survey of more...

Pelvic floor dysfunction may mimic IBS.(Digestive Disorders)(irritable bowel syndrome )
December 1, 2005... CHICAGO -- Many individuals diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome could actually have pelvic floor dysfunction, a condition that can be much more remediable, according to a study conducted at the Mayo Clinic. Considerable overlap exists...

Cortical pain response differs in IBS patients.(Digestive Disorders)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Significant differences were found in the cortical pain responses of patients with irritable bowel syndrome, compared with healthy controls, in a small study by Canadian researchers. C.L. Kwan of the Institute of Medical Science, University...

Probiotic significantly improves irritable bowel symptoms.(Digestive Disorders)
December 1, 2005... MONTREAL -- Daily ingestion of a probiotic preparation containing a bifidobacterium strain can significantly reduce symptoms and normalize the immune response in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, according to two studies presented as...

Severe bowel syndrome tied to concurrent psychosocial issues.(Digestive Disorders)
December 1, 2005... MONTREAL -- Comorbid psychosocial disorders are an important consideration in patients presenting with severe symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, Douglas A. Drossman, M.D., said at the 13th World Congress of Gastroenterology. Such...

Medical history holds clue to drug interactions: the best strategy to identify potential interactions is to take a complete medical and medication history.(Clinical Rounds)
December 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Although drug interactions are not uncommon, most are predictable and preventable, and only 1% are fatal, said Francis J. De Roos, M.D., at the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians. "When you focus...

Genetic testing could help define appropriate warfarin dose.(Clinical Rounds)
December 1, 2005... Variations in VKORC1 gene haplotypes could be used to determine whether patients should receive low, intermediate, or high doses of warfarin, reported Mark J. Rieder, Ph.D., of the University of Washington, Seattle, and his associates. The...

Colorectal screening goals unmet.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... A new retrospective analysis of National Health Interview Survey data underscores the need for physicians to order colorectal cancer screening: Only 17% of 12,477 men and women aged 50 and older had undergone a fecal occult blood test in the...

ADHD arises after head injuries.(Clinical Capsules)(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Secondary attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was diagnosed in 15 of 103 children (15%) aged 5-14 years who were assessed 12 months after a traumatic head injury, said Jeffrey E. Max, M.B., of the University of California, San Diego, and...

Community-associated MRSA.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Certain patient characteristics play a role in the extent of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, a study suggests. The investigators compared 586 patients with CA-MRSA skin and soft tissue infections...

Bad neighborhood affects caregivers.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Caregivers who fear neighborhood crime may be at greater risk of impaired glucose control, according to Beverly H. Brummett, Ph.D., of Duke University, Durham, N.C., and her associates. In a regression analysis largely composed of...

Antimicrobial products for skin prep.(Products)
December 1, 2005... Chlorascrub products feature 3.15% chlorhexidine gluconate and 70% isopropyl alcohol for infection control. The swabs, swab sticks, and maxi swab sticks can be used for skin preparation for peripheral IVs, blood cultures, and minor surgical...

Children's antacid launched.(Products)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Children's Pepto antacid is available for the treatment of heartburn, acid indigestion, sour stomach, and upset stomach due to these symptoms in children aged 2-12 years. Each chewable tablet contains 400 mg calcium carbonate. Available at...