The use of an evidence-based sedation protocol for endoscopic procedures improves the quality of practice and reduces the incidence of sedation-related adverse events, according to an “AGA Institute Review of Endoscopic Sedation” published in the August issue of Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute.
In the American government?s biodefense efforts, the potential for terrorists to cause a deadly anthrax outbreak remains a significant concern, six years after the letter attacks that shook the nation shortly after 9/11.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease which produces antibodies causing injuries to the body?s cells and tissue. It makes the immune system go out of control and the organism attack healthy cells instead of the germs on them.
In the first study to directly compare men and women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe emphysema, researchers have found that there are marked differences between the sexes.
Elyn Saks knows all about success – she was valedictorian at Vanderbilt University, graduated with honors from Yale Law School, was a Marshall scholar at Oxford and today is a respected legal scholar at University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) made the following comment regarding the UK Government?s announcement that it intends to re-negotiate the Pharmaceutical Pricing and Regulation Scheme (PPRS) agreement, which was concluded in 2005.
The FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee voted to keep the Glaxo’s diabetes medicine Avandia available to patients in the US. The FDA will review the panel’s recommendation before making a decision.
Synova Healthcare Group, Inc. announced that the Today(r) Sponge, the first and only female contraceptive to combine a spermicide with a barrier contraceptive, is unveiling its exciting new look this summer.
Weather conditions permitting, spraying to control adult mosquito populations will be conducted during the evening hours on Wednesday, Aug. 1, in Littlestown Borough and Conewago Township, Adams County.
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches, Cancer Research UK is launching a brand new campaign to raise awareness of the importance of cancer screening.