Cardiology

New guidelines to revolutionise patient heart care

Two Australian clinical guidelines, co-authored by Western Sydney University's Dr. Caleb Ferguson and Professor Phillip Newton, are set to revolutionise the care that patients receive for atrial fibrillation, as well as provide ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO urges shift in STD treatment due to antibiotic resistance (Update)

Growing resistance to antibiotics has complicated efforts to rein in common sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday as it issued new treatment guidelines.

Oncology & Cancer

ASCO develops recommendations for invasive cervical cancer care

(HealthDay)—The American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has developed guidelines for the management and palliative care of women with invasive cervical cancer. The clinical practice guideline was published online ...

HIV & AIDS

Limited evidence on management of dyslipidemia in HIV

(HealthDay)—A detailed guide has been presented for clinicians who manage dyslipidemia in HIV-infected patients. The guide, based on and extrapolated from guidelines for the general population, has been published online ...

Medications

Drug trials in India 'causing havoc to human life'

India's Supreme Court said Thursday that unregulated clinical trials of new drugs were causing "havoc" in the country as it ordered the health ministry to monitor any new applications for tests.

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