Objective: Corticosteroids are effective in controlling the inflammatory component of allergic rhinitis; however, evidence for the clinical efficacy of systemic corticosteroids in this disease is ...

A woman's beliefs about family planning practices are shaped by the culture in which she is raised. Engaging women and their partners in culturally-responsive family planning and contraception ...

The pathogenesis of suboptimal platelet function is multifactorial. Platelets do not function well if there are too many or too few platelets; also the platelets can be present in the appropriate ...

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect (2001), head injuries are the chief cause of traumatic death and the leading cause of child abuse fatalities.

Regardless of stage of disease, cytotoxic chemotherapy remains an important part of the treatment paradigm for breast cancer. Anthracyclines and taxanes are the most active agents; however ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and ...

The addition of β-adrenergic antagonists to the treatment regimen for heart failure has validated the neurohormonal hypothesis and provided much-improved outcomes. This benefit had been in ...

A variety of antidotes have been reported to treat SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction effectively; however, virtually all the data on these agents are derived from open case reports and case series.

Biomedical experimental data indicate that automobile accidents with no vehicle damage are unlikely to cause injury to the occupants. Soft tissue injuries heal in a few weeks. Chronic pain has ...

In patients with renal insufficiency associated with increased hemoglobin levels and polycythemia, the possibilities of recombinant erythropoietin overdosing and disorders such as neoplasms and ...

Until recently, claims for the psychological benefits of physical exercise have tended to precede supportive evidence. Acutely, emotional effects of exercise remain confusing, both positive and ...

Delayed lactogenesis II denotes a longer than usual interval between the colostrum phase and copious milk production, but whereby the mother has the ability to achieve full lactation. Failed ...