Abuse of common anesthetic has ‘rapid downhill course’, reports Journal of Addiction Medicine. Abuse of the anaesthesia drug propofol is a “rapidly progressive form of substance dependence” that… read more.
New research finds that for a number of patients physical therapy provides similar improvements in physical function and pain
A special report published by the BMJ finds that thousands of melanoma patients around the world are undergoing an expensive and invasive procedure called sentinel node biopsy, despite a… read more.
by Ed Susman – Orlando, Florida – Researchers said they were surprised to find that prostate cancer patients treated with anticoagulants appear to achieve a longer median overall… read more.
by Eoghan McNeill – Orlando, Florida – When clinicians observe incidental kidney masses, about 78% of the time they are surgically removed – but a new study suggests… read more.
For nearly a decade, breast cancer researchers studying the hormone therapy tamoxifen have been divided as to whether genetic differences in liver enzymes affect the drug’s effectiveness and… read more.
A new analysis has found that lumpectomy plus radiation for early breast cancer may provide patients with a better chance of survival than mastectomy.
A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences… read more.
EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – Several new medicines have been approved by the EMA’s influential Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), including the first non-surgical… read more.
FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – According to a study published online on Nov. 20, 2012 in Arthritis and Rheumatism, rituximab appears to benefit patients with antiphospholipid antibodies… read more.
FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Women with ovarian cancer and diabetes who took metformin for their diabetes have achieved a better survival rate than patients who did… read more.
This article has been initiated, funded and reviewed by Mercury Pharma. The management of moderate pain can be a challenge as it calls for more than simple analgesics… read more.
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