Alpha-1 adrenergic antagonists produce greater improvement in voiding symptoms and urinary flow rates than finasteride alone. No additive or synergistic effects have been proven when terazosin was ...

Objective: Corticosteroids are effective in controlling the inflammatory component of allergic rhinitis; however, evidence for the clinical efficacy of systemic corticosteroids in this disease is ...

[Analysis of a twin pregnancy with false negative result for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome by expanded non-invasive prenatal testing]. [Discussion on the status quo and solutions to the prevention and ...

A thorough nutrition assessment of a child with liver disease is essential. [11] This includes the collection of anthropometric and biochemical data, as well as a clinical, social, and dietary ...

Circulating concentrations of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the N-terminal fragment (NT) of its prohormone (proBNP) are related to cardiac function and have emerged as clinically useful ...

Genital herpes, usually the result of an infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), is the most common cause of genital ulceration. The first clinical episode is called primary genital ...

Patients who experience a nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage differ from patients who suffer an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in initial presentation (including neurological examination ...

The incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes increased worldwide in the closing decades of the 20th century, but the origins of this increase are poorly documented. A search through the early ...

This article will introduce readers to a new philosophy of advanced practice nursing that incorporates not only the medical model to inform patient care, but also the tenets of caring as an art ...

1965 Griswold v Connecticut Supreme Court (SC) overturns Connecticut law prohibiting use of contraceptives by married couples. 1972 Eisenstadt v Baird SC strikes down law banning distribution of ...

Neomycin is an antibiotic that interferes with bacterial protein synthesis by binding primarily to the 30S subunit of bacterial ribosomes. Many vaccines contain trace amounts of neomycin to ...

Expert Review of Vaccines provides expert reviews, commentary and analysis on the development and effectiveness of new vaccines. Coverage includes vaccine technology, vaccine adjuvants ...