Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and ...

The addition of β-adrenergic antagonists to the treatment regimen for heart failure has validated the neurohormonal hypothesis and provided much-improved outcomes. This benefit had been in ...

Biomedical experimental data indicate that automobile accidents with no vehicle damage are unlikely to cause injury to the occupants. Soft tissue injuries heal in a few weeks. Chronic pain has ...

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 ...

Compounding is defined as the mixing of a drug or device consistent with a licensed practitioner"s prescription; it is distinguished from manufacturing because it is a compound made for one ...

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of site-specific manual soft tissue therapy in (1) facilitating natural fertility and (2) improving in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancy rates in women ...

In addition to its widely recognized effects on gait, posture, balance, and upper limb coordination, Parkinson's disease (PD) can have a profound effect on speech and voice, within a cluster of ...

Despite the 1999 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement indicating that routine neonatal circumcision is not medically necessary, circumcision continues to be the most frequently ...

Simply defined, a cystocele is a protrusion of the bladder into the vagina due to defects in pelvic support (Fig. 1). The radiographic definition of a cystocele is descent of the bladder base ...

New-onset paranoid symptoms are common among older individuals. They can signify an acute mental status change owing to medical illness, correspond to behavioural and psychological symptoms of ...

Since the inception of the nurse practitioner (NP) role in the 1960s, NPs have thrived in the delivery of primary healthcare and nurse case management. Despite patient satisfaction with NPs' style ...

The Medscape Journal of Medicine continues publication of MedGenMed beginning in January 2008. MedGenMed: Medscape General Medicine was the original open-access peer-reviewed general medical ...