Posted on February 9th, 2012 by Health News
According to a study published in the February 8 issue of JAMA, cefpodoxime, an antibiotic used as a short-term therapy in women with uncomplicated bladder infection (cystitis), failed to meet criteria for non-inferiority in comparison to ciprofloxacin. There have been concerns that ciprofloxacin, classed as a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, is overused, resulting in an increase in [...]
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The FDA is warning that PPIs may be associated with a higher risk for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, a persistent illness that comes with abdominal pain and fever. News Alerts
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A study tries to determine whether it’s knowledge, finances, or a deficit of “self-nurturing” behaviors that keeps women from taking care of their health. Medscape Nurses
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Physical punishment, including spanking and slapping, can damage a child’s long-term development and increase the risk of aggression, antisocial behavior, and mental illness, a new analysis shows. Medscape Medical News
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The US government today announced a commitment of $156 million over the course of the next 2 years to fight Alzheimer’s disease. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — If hospitals and clinics can’t get 90% of their employees to get an annual flu shot, they should “strongly consider” making the vaccine mandatory, a federal vaccines panel has voted.
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(MedPage Today) — Gonorrhea is putting up increasing resistance to the last antibiotic class highly effective against it, the CDC has again warned.
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(MedPage Today) — For uncomplicated bladder infections, cefpodoxime (Vantin) may may not be a good antibiotic alternative to the fluoroquinolone ciprofloxacin, a randomized trial suggested.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA panel has voted 12-1 against expanding the indication for Amgen’s denosumab (Xgeva) to prevent the spread of prostate cancer to the bones in men with a high-risk form of the disease.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved the topical ivermectin 0.5% lotion (Sklice) for the treatment of head lice in patients 6 months and older.
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