Is dexamethasone useful as a local anesthetic adjuvant for brachial plexus block?

West Nile encephalitis virus (WNV) has spread rapidly to most of the states in the United States.

In community based heart failure management, what does preserved ejection fraction really mean -- in terms of outcomes?

Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a proposed neuromodulator that is consumed in a variety of situations among users trying to induce amnesia for the purpose of date rape or euphoria, or trying to increase muscle mass.

What factors are associated with good adherence to daily, oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis?

Is there evidence to recommend routine controlled cord traction to prevent postpartum hemorrhage?

The pharmacist is ideally situated to filter out drug marketing information and to encourage appropriate prescribing.

Psoriasis has been associated with other systemic inflammatory conditions. Do patients with psoriasis--especially if it is severe -- have an increased risk of chronic kidney disease?

This analysis represents the largest effort to date to link the incidence of pancreatitis to particular antiretroviral regimens systematically.

TNF inhibitors offer excellent benefit in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, but at great expense. Can similar benefit be achieved at lower cost with combinations of synthetic disease modifying drugs?

What strategies are needed to increase adherence to artemisinin combination therapy for malaria?

In heart failure, physical training is highly recommended by the recent European Society of Cardiology guidelines, so why is exercise still underutilized in heart failure management?

Can health coaching by medical assistants improve patient's medication concordance and adherence?

Can auricular acupuncture reduce sore throat pain and decrease the need for pain medication?

Effects of cryoprobe-assisted lumpectomy on histologic characteristics of tumors have not been well-studied. How does cryoprobe-induced freezing affect tumor and peritumoral tissue and margin status?

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a peripheral B-cell lymphoma with usual lymph node, blood, and bone marrow involvement at diagnosis.

Does sildenafil reduce pulmonary artery pressures in patients with heart failure and pulmonary hypertension?

This new study cautions that long-term use of benzodiazepines may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease in older persons.

Read about a simple device that greatly reduces the risk of pediatric falls in the postoperative period.

This study suggests that weight changes--both gains and losses--can impact the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women. Do fracture patterns differ after intentional and unintentional weight loss?