Does Combined Epidural–General Anesthesia Increase Risk over Either Technique Used Alone?

Combined Anesthesia Technique in a Child with Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Systematic review of studies comparing combined treatment with paracetamol and ibuprofen, with either drug alone.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the evidence surrounding the use of combinations of paracetamol and ibuprofen in the treatment of fever. DESIGN Systematic narrative review of randomised controlled trials using the UK Economic and Social Research Council guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis. SETTING Inpatient, outpatient and home care. PATIENTS Children with fever. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES ...

Combined chromium and magnesium decreases insulin resistance more effectively than either alone.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Peroral supplementation with trivalent-chromium (Cr) or magnesium (Mg) has been shown to improve insulin resistance (IR). The objective of this study was to determine whether combined peroral supplementation with Cr and Mg improves IR more effectively than Cr or Mg alone. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN Subjects (n=120, age range 45-59 years old) and diagnosed with IR were ...

Does the combined use of heroin or methadone and other substances increase the risk of overdose?

which administered grants to increase the knowledge base around drug-related deaths. 2 The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) is a special health authority within the NHS, established by Government in 2001, to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England. Treatment can reduce the harm caused by drug misuse to individuals' well-be...

Does prenatal ultrasound increase risk of autism?

Many lay people still believe that vaccines—especially the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and vaccines with mercury-containing preservatives—have contributed to the increased rate of autism, despite the lack of scientific evidence to support such a notion. We owe it to our patients to show them that medical research is actively searching for factors that may truly be contributing to the in...