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Do painkillers rubbed on the skin really work?
There is good evidence that some formulations of topical analgesics are useful in acute pain conditions, with a 'strong message' that the exact formulation...
EpiPens are lasting long after expiration dates
The EpiPen auto-injector retained substantial epinephrine for years after their expiration dates in a small study from California, with more than half of pens...
Cystitis mostly caused by bacterial infection, even when tests are negative
Almost all women with typical urinary complaints and a negative culture nevertheless do have an infection with E. coli, found a University of Ghent...
Fit doctors more likely to have healthy patients
Doctors are being encouraged to get active‚ and to prescribe exercise to their patients on a script. The Times reports that this call has...
Lonely people prone to report more severe cold symptoms
Suffering through a cold is annoying enough, but if you’re lonely, you’re likely to feel even worse. US research indicated that people who feel...
Night-time urination increases with higher salt intake
The need to urinate at night, called nocturia – which affects most people over the age of 60 – is related to the amount...
Less rumination is positive in depression patients
Learning how to ruminate less on thoughts and feelings has a positive effect for individuals with depression, Norwegian research found.
A thought is a thought....
Lack of dialysis Tx in sub-Saharan Africa raises ethical questions
Up to one-fourth of adults in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from chronic kidney disease and only a small fraction ever reach a dialysis treatment centre,...
New WHO guidance on hormonal contraception for women at high HIV risk
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an updated guidance statement on its recommendations for the use of hormonal contraception by women at high...
WHO updates guidelines for testing, diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis B and C
The first World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on testing for chronic HBV and HCV infection have been released.
Testing and diagnosis of hepatitis B (HBV)...
New evidence-based treatment guidelines for lower back pain
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends in an evidence-based clinical practice guideline that physicians and patients should treat acute or subacute low back...
Turning smartphones into medical devices
It's just one of the niftiest things around. Describing the TYM smartphone otoscope in a News-Medical interview, Helene Viatge, business development project manager Cupris say,...
Long-lasting mental health is 'not normal' – New Zealand study
A small, poorly understood segment of the population stays mentally healthy from age 11 to 38, a Duke University longitudinal study of New Zealanders concluded. Everyone...
New country-specific CVD risk charts
Researchers have produced the first set of risk charts for 182 countries to predict their patients’ 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
These will be...
Updated guidelines on treatment of malaria in South Africa
The National Department of Health and the South African Malaria Elimination Committee (SAMEC) have completed the updating and revision of the South African Malaria...
Study finds over 30% adult asthma diagnoses are incorrect
A study has found that 33% of adults recently diagnosed with asthma by their physicians did not have active asthma. Over 90% of these...
Five year efficacy of imiquimod in treating basal cell carcinoma
The success rates of imiquimod, a topical skin cream used to treat low-risk basal cell carcinoma (BCC), were sustained for the extended study period...