A Randomized Trial of a Single Dose of Oral Dexamethasone for Mild ...
609207
Candice L. Bjornson, MD, Terry P. Klassen, MD, Janielee Williamson, RN, Rollin Brant, Ph.D., Craig Mitton, Ph.D., Amy Plint, MD, Blake Bulloch, MD, Lisa Evered, MD, David W. Johnson, MD, for the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada Network.
325199
Deciding which medicine to give a child in pain just got easier: The first head-to-head study of three common painkillers found that ibuprofen works best, at least for kids with broken bones, bruises and sprains.
734839
Neurocrine resubmits a marketing application for its lead drug.
414428
WASHINGTON - Despite its clear risks and bad press, hormone therapy remains the best treatment for some women suffering miserable menopause symptoms - and it is inappropriate for doctors to withhold, says a new guide to help doctors and patients with the difficult decision.    Women who do try estrogen should use the lowest possible dose for the shortest period of time, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stressed...
518769
In a Sept. 10 story about whether healthy children should be given a stimulant in a research experiment, The Associated Press reported erroneously that 10 mg of dextroamphetamine was equivalent to the caffeine in five cups of coffee.
528848
There is a drug that can lower your risk of heart attack, diabetes, osteoporosis and mental decline by 30 percent to 60 percent, but doctors aren&#39;t prescribing it.
652801
An experimental drug injected twice a year may prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women with low bone density, claims a new study funded by the drug&#39;s maker.
111163
BETHESDA (Maryland) - Top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have said publicly - for the first time - that scientific trials of frequently prescribed antidepressants have powerfully demonstrated that children who took the medications faced an
2300
Human trials suggest a single jab could give lifelong protection against all types of flu.
431165
By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Giving steroids to reduce brain swelling can be deadly for patients with severe head injuries, according to the largest study ever done on the subject.    The research, which included more than 10,000 patients treated at 239 hospitals in 49 countries, found that 21 percent of those who were given steroids died within two weeks, compared to 18 percent of those given a placebo...
607829
NEW YORK  - Treatment with high doses of  medicinal steroids (aka, glucocorticoids) more than doubles the  risk of cardiovascular disease, new research suggests.
200609
NEW YORK  - Specific patient  characteristics may help guide doctors in selecting the asthma  medication most likely to lead to favorable responses in  children with mild-to-moderate persistent asthma, a team of  U.S. researchers reports.
17434
A new study from researchers at the University of Calgary recommends all children with croup be treated with steroids, even those children with the mildest symptoms.
500644
NEW YORK  - Giving infants a small dose of a sugar solution just before they get injections seems to make the pain more tolerable, a study shows.
103036
A trial of a new type of schizophrenia drug shows promise in patients.
600300
NEW YORK  - In African-Americans with poorly controlled high blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol, treatment with a single pill containing a blood pressure-lowering drug and a cholesterol-lowering drug may prove particularly useful, researchers say.
298792
NEW YORK  - Treatment with a drug used to combat the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis appears to reduce the occurrence of osteoarthritis-related damage in the knee, according to a new report.