Jehovah's Witness Patients With Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancies
Emergency treatment for hemorrhage in Jehovah's Witnesses presents many challenges, but these cases demonstrate that with proper management and alternative therapies, lives can be saved.
Category : Health & Medicine Journal & Academic : Health & Medical
Boxed Warning Inconsistencies in Drug Information Resources
Black box warnings may not always be accurate in drug resources. Where can the most detailed drug information be found?
Low Testosterone
Find out how testosterone impacts men's health with physiologic effects on cognition, muscle mass, strength, and more.
Cancer Care Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
How do cancer patients from different racial and ethnic backgrounds make decisions about their own cancer care and treatment? This new study describes.
Effects of Changes in Smoking Prevalence on Obesity Prevalence in the U. S.
Decreased smoking prevalence has been suggested as a factor associated with increase in obesity. What public health impact might lower smoking prevalence have on obesity and healthy weight prevalence?
Surgical Safety Checklists
Surgical checklists can make a substantial difference to patient safety, but implementation requires flexibility.
Preventive Treatment and Anti-malarial Drug Resistance
Is the use of intermittent preventative malaria treatment in vulnerable populations accelerating the spread of drug resistance?
Multiple Myeloma-Associated Amyloidosis
Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disorder characterized by monoclonal immunoglobulin production with a peak incidence in the seventh decade of life.
Behavior Communication in a Changing Malaria Landscape
This article highlights the benefits that behavior change communication brings to all aspects of malaria control.
Airway Strategies in Nail Gun Injuries to the Mouth
This very unusual case describes the surgical and anesthesiological management of a patient who attempted suicide by nail gun, resulting in both penetrating chest and mouth injuries.
Final Year Medical Students' Intentions of Training Abroad
A survey of Croatian final year medical students found that more than half intend to emigrate abroad for postgraduate training. What are their motivations?
Attitudes of Internal Medicine Physicians
Could physicians' negative attitudes towards type 2 diabetes create a barrier for improving outcomes?
Gun Deaths in Rural and Urban Settings
Although there are substantial differences in the types of guns that are used, the similarities between urban and rural gun deaths are striking.
End-of-Life Care Issues
This new article underscores the importance of having advance directives as a part of public health policy to help patients and their clinicians make informed decisions about healthcare.
Preventing the Incidence and Harm of Gambling Problems
Problem gambling has grown in prevalence and gambling venues have increased in number. How can we use the problem gambling prevention literature to guide more effective prevention program development?
Increasing Rates of Loss to Follow-up in ART Programs
Studies have reported that there has been a higher rate of loss to follow-up among patients initiating ART in recent years than in the past. Is this accurate--or due to incorrect assumptions?
Effect of Anxiety on Hypotension After Spinal Anaesthesia
Does preoperative anxiety have an effect on blood pressure changes after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery?
Meta-Analysis of Common Antiplatelet Regimens After TIA or Stroke
Transient ischaemic attack and stroke -- learn about the relative efficacy of the various antiplatelet regimens from this network meta-analysis.
CT Colonography for Incomplete or Contraindicated Optical Colonoscopy
The performance of CT colonography (CTC) in patients older than 60 years, who were referred because their colonoscopy was contraindicated or incomplete, was assessed.
Intermethod Differences in Results for Total PSA, Free PSA
Intermethod differences in total PSA (tPSA) and free PSA (fPSA) measurements were evaluated.