Adverse Events with 4 Months of Rifampin Therapy or 9 Months of...

Background: Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection with isoniazid for 9 months is complicated by poor patient adherence and the need for close follow-up of side effects, especially hepatotoxicity.

A tale of two 'cousins'

How diabetes and cardiovascular disease go hand in hand. - Photo: Anu Pushkarna INDIA FACES AN EPIDEMIC: Students staging a street play on diabetes in New Delhi.

HIV Positive People on HAART Have an Elevated Risk of Pulmonary Hypertension

As HIV positive people live longer thanks to effective antiretroviral therapy , cardiovascular disease and other non-AIDS-defining organ diseases have become a growing concern.

Asymptomatic inflammation and/or infection in benign prostatic hyperplasia.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 80 patients with a diagnosis of BPH, but no history or symptoms of prostatitis.

Hematuria: etiology and evaluation for the primary care physician.

The exact definition of microscopic hematuria is debated, but is defined by one group as> 3 red blood cells/high power microscopic field.

Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria in adults: summary of the AUA best ...

Abstract The American Urological Association convened the Best Practice Policy Panel on Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria to formulate policy statements and recommendations for the evaluation of asymptomatic ...

Exelixis Reports Positive Phase 1 Data for XL228 at EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium

Oct 23, 2008 - Exelixis, Inc. today reported preliminary phase 1 data from a dose-escalation trial of XL228 in patients with advanced malignancies for which standard therapies are no longer effective.

Biden In "Excellent Health"

With 15 days remaining until voters go to the polls, Barack Obama 's campaign granted access to Joe Biden 's medical records today for the first time.

Off-Center Fold: Asymptomatic Plaque on the Face--Diagnosis

Asymptomatic Plaque on the Face - Diagnosis Arch Dermatol. 2008;144 :1383-1388. Diagnosis: Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin.

Off-Center Fold: Asymptomatic Plaque on the Face--Quiz Case

REPORT OF A CASE An 82-year-old African man with an 8-year history of a recurrent, slow-growing tumor on his face was seen at our consult service.