Medical Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
Is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or an aromatase inhibitor more effective in reducing fibroid size and symptoms in premenopausal women?
Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health
Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device Enhances Recovery of Critically Ill Patients Following Emergency Surgical Procedures
Abdominal compartment syndrome can result in depressed renal function, cardiac output, respiratory mechanics, and mesenteric perfusion. Which outcomes improve with VAC?
Critical Care
Physicians Say Onerous "Meaningful Use" Requirements Could Make EHR Incentives Meaningless
In one survey, practice administrators said complying with meaningful-use standards would slow physicians down - read, "lower their income."
Medscape Medical News
Parents Consider "Hastening Death" in Children With Terminal Cancer
The first study of its kind found that parents who had lost a child to cancer considered "hastening death" in cases of uncontrollable pain and suffering.
Medscape Medical News
Cilostazol Trumps Aspirin in Secondary Stroke Prevention
A large randomized controlled trial suggests that the phosphodiesterase inhibitor cilostazol is more effective for the prevention of secondary stroke and has a superior safety profile.
Medscape Medical News