Friday, December 28, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Anesthesia choice may benefit knee arthroplasty patients

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Spinal anesthesia could reduce the risk for postoperative complications in select patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, US researchers say.

Antibiotics do not help lower-respiratory tract infections

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

The antibiotic amoxicillin fares no better at reducing symptoms in patients with lower-respiratory tract infections than a placebo drug, indicate data from a dozen European countries.

Rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps ‘predisposes to psoriasis’

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

People who suffer from chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps have around twice the risk for psoriasis as the general population, a Taiwanese study has found.

Antibiotics do not help lower-respiratory tract infections

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

The antibiotic amoxicillin fares no better at reducing symptoms in patients with lower-respiratory tract infections than a placebo drug, indicate data from a dozen European countries.

Enlarged lymph nodes may warn of cancer

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Enlarged lymph nodes are a marker for both occult cancer and a long-term risk for malignancy, confirms research published in the British Journal of Haematology.

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