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 ...

A comprehensive literature review was conducted for all medications on the formulary of Bedlam Clinic, a free evening clinic for the medically indigent or working poor, offered by the University ...

Progestin-only oral contraceptives prescribed or dispensed at discharge from the hospital to be started 2-3 weeks postpartum (e.g., the first Sunday after the newborn is 2 weeks old). Depot ...

Disturbed sleep is a prominent feature of fibromyalgia symptomatology and has been proposed as one of the core symptoms that should be systematically assessed in clinical trials for the treatment ...

Tammy P. McConnell, MSN, RN; Connie W. Lee, EdD, ARNP, IBCLC; Mary Couillard, PhD, RN, CS, FNP; Windsor Westbrook Sherrill, PhD, MBA, MHA ...

Background: Finding alternative hair dyes for individuals allergic to para-phenylenediamine (PPD) has been difficult. Newer permanent and demipermanent hair dyes that have replaced PPD with para ...

The prevalence rates of depression in congestive heart failure patients range from 24%-42%. Depression is a graded, independent risk factor for readmission to the ...

Although there are no documented reports of feverfew interacting with warfarin in humans, pharmacologic data suggest the potential for additive anticoagulant effects in the presence of warfarin.

A systematic literature search for clinical reports and reviews published between 2000 and 2008 was undertaken using Pub Med and the Cochrane databases. Search words were "HELLP syndrome", and ...

Trained nurses in most critical care settings often administer propofol safely to patients who are intubated and ventilated. However, some practitioners have been lulled into a false sense of ...

The pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of four topical lidocaine patches 5% continuously applied for 72 hours and changed every 12 or 24 hours were examined. In this randomized ...

Cough associated with acute and chronic respiratory conditions is common in patients of all ages. Levocloperastine is a novel antitussive with a pharmacological profile distinct from that of the ...