While the endocrine functions of vitamin D have been extensively studied, robust epidemiological evidence also suggests a close association between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. . .
This case suggests that the sedative agent dexmedetomidine is an effective alternative to opioids and benzodiazepines as an antidote for accidental marijuana ingestion in young children.
Bed bugs, once considered well controlled and even eradicated in many parts of the developed world, have made a comeback and are an increasing public health concern. Find out how APRNs can combat the comeback.
The authors make 5 practical suggestions for primary care practices implementing care coordination, as learned from the past 10 years of Medicare demonstration projects.
While insecticide-treated nets are a recognized effective method for preventing malaria, can they be cost-effectively delivered at a large scale in sub-Saharan Africa?
Can epilepsy patients receiving clonazepam be safely transitioned to clobazam? This report makes recommendations while exploring the pharmacokinetic and clinical properties of these benzodiazepines.
Recent evidence has indicated that the use of aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events is ineffective, and potentially harmful. Are physicians heeding new guidelines?
Diagnosing malignant neoplasms on the basis of a limited or minimal amount of carcinoma in needle biopsy tissue is a challenging task for histopathologists.
Klinefelter syndrome often goes undiagnosed in children, but early diagnosis could be improved if characteristic cognitive and behavioral patterns were recognized, as shown in these case studies.