Sunday, February 17, 2013

Medical News

Medical News


Morning, smooth ambulatory BP control ‘rarely achieved’ in general practice

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Most patients receiving treatment for hypertension do not have their morning blood pressure levels controlled, and do not achieve smooth daytime control, researchers report.

Interleukin-10 levels predict otitis media culprit

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Research shows that high serum levels of interleukin-10 indicate that the likely cause of acute otitis media is infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae, as opposed to Haemophilus influenzae or Moraxella catarrhalis.

General practitioners ‘may miss UTI in children’

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Family doctors need to lower their threshold of suspicion for urinary tract infection in children, according to UK research.

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