Infant antibiotics use and disrupted gut microbiome linked to childhood allergies, asthma and eczema, researchers sayThe risk of developing at least one of the major allergies more than doubled by age five for kids who had been prescribed antibiotics before their first birthday. Nasal discharge colour a poor guide for antibiotic use in acute sinusitisTesting for pathogens could reduce antibiotic use 28%. Is your patient really allergic to penicillin? Oral challenge is safe way to find out: study Researchers used a clinical decision tool to identify patients at low risk of a penicillin allergy before giving an oral challenge. First Board Certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacists graduate The American program launched in the spring of this year. 4 clinically significant drug-drug interactions docs should remember when prescribing Doctors need to fight the inertia that can result from software programs providing a full list of DDIs—some of which aren't clinically significant. Dogs trained to detect potentially deadly superbug at B.C. hospitals Teresa Zurberg, who runs the program for Vancouver Coastal Health, said the hunting breed of pooches can smell the slightest presence of C. difficile on surfaces and equipment. Case report: Cellulitis or allergy? A concerning insect bite on a patient at Dr. Robert Dickson's walk-in clinic requires some combination therapy. STIs on the rise: 'Pragmatic approach' recommended for managing chlamydia and gonorrhea Add to your to-do list: Take your patients' sexual history. Some antibiotics associated with acute graft-vs-host disease risk after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation Microbiota injury that may be key. 2023 update to Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medications in older adults American Geriatrics Society provides an updated list of meds that are best avoided by older adults in most circumstances or in certain situations. First Previous 7 8 9 10 11 Next Last
