Month: July 2012

Rates of community-onset and hospital-onset MRSA bacteremia have decreased in parallel. However, the proportion of community-onset skin and soft tissue infections due to MRSA have only recently declined, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medicl…

Patients taking antiepileptic drugs are up to four times more likely to suffer spine, collarbone and ankle fractures — and more likely to have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, according to research published in Neurology. The authors also found patients were…

A recent study showed that pain remains common in hospitalized children, despite a concentrated focus on improving pain management over the past decade. Two hundred medical and surgical patients ranging in age from 7 days to 21 years admitted to…

Oscar Pistorius was chosen to compete in the individual 400 meters at the London Olympics even after he failed to meet the qualifications on June 29 at the African Championships. Originally only chosen for the 1,600-meter relay, South Africa’s Olympic…