In a meta-analysis, both the 200-mg and 400-mg doses were effective, although the 400-mg dose was more effective in those with moderate-to-severe kidney disease.

Disturbed sleep is a prominent feature of fibromyalgia symptomatology and has been proposed as one of the core symptoms that should be systematically assessed in clinical trials for the treatment ...

Objective. We studied the associations between 1) current use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and 2) glucose levels, insulin levels, and diabetes in young women. Research Design and Methods.

Acetazolamide-related hypophosphatemia leading to cardiac arrest is extremely rare. Herein we report a 78-year-old female glaucoma patient who developed general weakness and acute respiratory ...

Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are frequently asymptomatic or undiagnosed, but more than half the US population is seropositive for HSV, and about one-fifth are positive for HSV-2.

In the first case, the child underwent an outpatient tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Postoperative orders included IV fluids of “1000 cc D5W – 600 cc q8h.” An experienced pharmacist ...

There is a general consensus among clinicians that a serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level ≥4.0 ng/ml is predictive of prostate cancer, and necessitates a biopsy. But there is a dearth of ...

Some yeast or fungus normally lives in a healthy woman's vagina. When there is too much yeast, you can have vaginal burning and/or itching and sometimes a sticky, white vaginal discharge.

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a pulmonary disease occurring in patients with asthma or cystic fibrosis, consequent to a dysregulated immune response to inhaled Aspergillus conidia.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common burden in patients with diabetes mellitus. Cystitis, ascending infections leading to pyelonephritis, emphysematous complications and renal and ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007;3(11):778-783. Clinical features initially attributed to PCOS Hirsutism, subfertility, greasy skin and acne Hirsutism, secondary amenorrhea, weight gain ...

Antitachycardia pacing (ATP) refers to the use of pacing stimulation techniques for termination of tachyarrhythmias. Such techniques can be automatically applied using implantable cardioverter ...