New guideline emphasizes treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis with all-oral regimens and provides recommendations for treatment of all contacts to MDR-TB patients
UNC School of Medicine researcher Rob Tarran, PhD, led a review of all published scientific literature on the effects of e-cigarette use on the respiratory system; the team of four authors strongly recommend tighter regulation of e-cigarette products
These findings represent a groundbreaking use of big data to uncover the environmental factors that are behind diseases and inform strategies for prevention
The machine performed similar to a well-trained ophthalmologist, and could generate a decision on whether or not the patient should be referred for treatment within 30 seconds, with more than 95 percent accuracy
However, the study of more than 5,600 women in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Ireland also shows that women with asthma who use long-acting asthma preventers conceive as quickly as other women