More research is needed for generic drugs

Trauma outcome research – More is needed

Anaesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Finnmark Health Trust, Hammerfest Hospital, Hammerfest, Norway Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Trauma, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Healt...

More research is needed for local allergic rhinitis.

many patients are referred to the allergy clinic long after disease onset. In 2014, we published the initial results of a 10-year follow-up study of LAR [8] . We included a cohort of 194 LAR patients (<2 years of evolution) and 130 healthy controls evaluated yearly. After 5 years, patients and controls had a similar rate of conversion to SAR (6.8 and 4.5%, respectively). These data contrast wit...

A Narrative Review of Norovirus Gastroenteritis: More Global Attention Is Needed

Noroviruses (NoVs), an important pathogenic agent of foodborne illness, lead to acute and chronic gastroenteritis in humans of all ages and to travelers’ diarrhea. Many genotypes exist in nature; GII.4 is widely known as the most predominant. Outbreaks mostly occur in semi-closed settings. Although the disease is self-limited to person, many cases have resulted in death, which has raised more c...

Generic substitution of anti-epileptic drugs. A needed battle?

The clinical and economic consequences of generic antiepileptic drug (AED) substitution are not yet fully understood. Generic substitution may increase pharmacy utilization, but it may not always save health care costs for AEDs. The AEDs are relatively cheap, but high volumes of prescriptions mean that substantial drug-budget savings may be possible by switching from innovator brands to cheaper...

Much more research needed on injury prevention.