Critical appraisal is a systematic process used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a research article in order to assess the usefulness and validity of research findings. The most ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(11):1148-1152. Health care organizations around the nation have been working to reduce the use of meperidine as a first-line agent for pain management. Despite the ...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most commonly performed and successful operations in orthopedic surgery in terms of clinical outcome, implant survivorship, and cost-effectiveness.

Recurrent miscarriage or fetal loss syndrome (also known as fetal wastage syndrome) is characterized by recurrent spontaneous abortion. There are many syndromes associated with recurrent fetal ...

Initial studies of staphylococcal adhesion focused on binding to the extracellular matrix and plasma proteins. More recently, studies have investigated adhesins for human keratinocytes and their ...

Social isolation is a major and prevalent health problem among community-dwelling older adults, leading to numerous detrimental health conditions. With a high prevalence, and an increasing number ...

About 35 years ago, Eugene Braunwald, MD, MACC, postulated a revolutionary hypothesis: time is muscle. He proposed that acute MI is a dynamic process and that its clinical outcome is determined ...

Mepitel, Mepilex, and Mepilex Border (Molnlycke Health Care) feature a unique dressing technology called "Safetac." These products are silicone based which results in decreased trauma and pain ...

Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more ...

Just when it seems that reimbursement for prescription medications can't go any lower, the rates drop again. Even as ingredient costs have increased steadily, reimbursement for both retail and ...

A picture is worth a thousand words when trying to explain common illnesses and disorders to patients. Anatomical Line Drawings eliminate the need to manually sketch the body system as related to ...

The treatment of acne ( Table I) [1,2,3,4,5,6] is based upon its severity (mild, moderate, severe) and the type(s) of lesion(s) present (noninflammatory, inflammatory, mixed). In general, the ...