This article presents common misconceptions about the physiologic significance of early ductal shunting and reviews the evidence regarding the preferential use of echocardiography rather than reliance ...

Advances in treatment and technology capabilities, coupled with the ability to care for younger, smaller, and sicker neonates contribute to ethical conflicts in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) ...

We describe three patients who had positive patch-test reactions to retapamulin ointment. To date, reports of contact allergy to this antibiotic are lacking.

Nikki A. Levin, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Note: The author reported no actual or potential ...

Asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap syndrome (ACOS) is a commonly encountered yet loosely defined clinical entity. ACOS accounts for approximately 15–25% of the obstructive ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neuro degenerative disorder affecting more than 1.2 million people in the United States. Genetic and environmental toxins are believed to be risk factors in ...

Approximately 20–30% of patients with gastro–esophageal reflux symptoms report inadequate symptom relief while on proton-pump inhibitor therapy. The mechanisms involved are failure of the antireflux ...

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of clarithromycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to penicillin ...

Aims: Novel anticancer strategies have employed bacteriophages as drug carriers and display platforms for anticancer agents; however, bacteriophage-based platforms maintain their natural antibacterial ...

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) affects all clinicians who provide triage care for pregnant women. EMTALA has specific regulations for hospitals relative to women in ...

Metronidazole 500 mg orally twice daily for 7 days, or Metronidazole gel (0.75%), one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally, once daily for 5 days, or Clindamycin cream (2%), one full applicator (5 g) ...