Ultrasound First, Not CT, For Diagnosing Suspected Acute Appendicitis
Color Doppler ultrasound, not CT, should be the first imaging examination for adult patients with suspected acute appendicitis, a new study emphasizes.The study of 420 medical records found that sonography correctly denied acute appendicitis in 303 of 312 adult patients, meaning it had a 97% specificity rate, said
Ultrasound First, Not CT, For Diagnosing Suspected Acute Appendicitis...

Patients With Protein-Losing Enteropathy Can Now Be Treated Safely And Effectively
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham Institute) have developed the first model to study intestinal protein leakage in mice, allowing the team to control and replicate both genetic deficiencies and environmental damages in an in vivo setting. Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) encompasses conditions that involve the
Patients With Protein-Losing Enteropathy Can Now Be Treated Safely And Effectively...

Study Examines Sinus Infections, Antibiotics - KDKA

Study Examines Sinus Infections, Antibiotics
KDKA, PA - Mar 17, 2008
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― It's hard for doctors to tell the difference between sinus infections that can be treated with antibiotics and those that can't and now ...
Study Examines Sinus Infections, Antibiotics - KDKA...

Princess taken off antibiotics, fever cured - Bangkok Post

Princess taken off antibiotics, fever cured
Bangkok Post, Thailand - Nov 8, 2007
Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana's fever has gone and doctors have stopped giving her antibiotics, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement ...

Princess taken off antibiotics, fever cured - Bangkok Post...