Risk of spontaneous abortion may be increased by several antibiotics/antibiotic classesQuebec study explores link between antibiotic exposure during pregnancy and risk of spontaneous abortion The past and the future meet at national conference in Québec City Oral corticosteroid eases sore throat symptoms over 48 hours But researcher cautions the treatment is no ‘silver bullet’ Long-term antibiotics linked to colorectal polyps Findings add to emerging evidence that gut bacteria may have key role in cancer development Stateside: Who provides more unnecessary care, physicians or NPs? (The answer is surprising) New guidelines for diagnosis and management of cognitive impairment Provide a stepwise, team-based approach to patient care in primary care settings. AMMI Canada introduces customizable business case document for antimicrobial stewardship programs Assists in acquiring resources to launch or improve inpatient antimicrobial stewardship programs. Pharmacist-led campaign aims to reduce antibiotic misuse Collaborative effort aims to convince patients to stop asking for unnecessary drugs. Don’t assume a reported penicillin allergy is real Canadian doctors found that not questioning a patient’s record had harmful consequences Five-day antibiotic course inferior to 10-day therapy for acute otitis media in young children Rates of adverse events and emergence of antimicrobial resistance similar with both regimens First Previous 27 28 29 30 31 Next Last
