FORT MYERS, Fla. - Tampa Bay Rays prized left-hander David Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left...

The WHO has updated their Guidelines for the treatment of malaria. The main changes from the first edition of the guidelines, which was originally published in 2006, are the emphasis on testing before treating and the addition of a new artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to the list of recommended treatments. You can download the guideline here [...]from the Malaysian Medical Resources WHO releases new guidelines for the treatment of malaria

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Tampa Bay Rays prized left-hander David Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Tampa Bay Rays prized left-hander David Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Signing with the Red Sox after being drafted out of high school in 2005, Michael Bowden began...

Former Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra signed a one-day minor league contract with his old team this morning...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Tampa Bay Rays prized left-hander David Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left...

JUPITER, Fla. - The Red Sox do not have a no-facial-hair policy like the one enforced by the Florida Marlins, so...

Former Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra signed a one-day minor league contract with his old team this morning...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Signing with the Red Sox after being drafted out of high school in 2005, Michael Bowden began...

ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2010 Feb; 71 Suppl 1: 71-3Kakigi A, Takeda T, Nakatani H, Kozakura K, Sawada S, Nishioka R, Fukushima K, Taguchi D, Matsumoto NOBJECTIVE: To introduce our modified procedures of type 1 tympanoplasty and to assess their efficacy. METHODS: We modified the surgical procedures of type 1 tympanoplasty and have used these procedures since September 1999. The modified points are enlargement of the facial recess approach, no elevation of the posterior meatal skin an...

Former Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra signed a one-day minor league contract with his old team this morning...

FORT MYERS - For about an hour yesterday at City of Palms Park the newly minted double-play firm of Pedroia &...

JUPITER, Fla. - The Red Sox do not have a no-facial-hair policy like the one enforced by the Florida Marlins, so...

Former Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra signed a one-day minor league contract with his old team this morning...

FORT MYERS - For about an hour yesterday at City of Palms Park the newly minted double-play firm of Pedroia &...

FORT MYERS - For about an hour yesterday at City of Palms Park the newly minted double-play firm of Pedroia &...

FORT MYERS - For about an hour yesterday at City of Palms Park the newly minted double-play firm of Pedroia &...

FORT MYERS - For about an hour yesterday at City of Palms Park the newly minted double-play firm of Pedroia &...

JUPITER, Fla. -Tim Wakefield spent a lot more time on the road than on the mound today, which was fine with him. The...

JUPITER, Fla. - The Red Sox do not have a no-facial-hair policy like the one enforced by the Florida Marlins, so...

JUPITER, Fla. - Besides an extra cup of coffee, an earlier wake-up call and the usual crossword puzzle, Tim Wakefield...

FORT MYERS - For about an hour yesterday at City of Palms Park the newly minted double-play firm of Pedroia &...

JUPITER, Fla. -Tim Wakefield spent a lot more time on the road than on the mound today, which was fine with him. The...

I notice some of the alternative centres in town including “foot reflexology” centres offer Ear Candling as a service. I can’t imagine how “lighting one end of a hollow candle and placing the other end in the ear canal” can improve one’s well being other than it being a placebo effect. Now the FDA has come [...]from the Malaysian Medical Resources FDA warning about Ear candling

JUPITER, Fla. -Tim Wakefield spent a lot more time on the road than on the mound today, which was fine with him. The...

JUPITER, Fla. - Tim Wakefield pitched three shutout innings to keep his spring training ERA at 0.00, and the Boston...

FORT MYERS - When Josh Beckett pitches like he did yesterday - three perfect innings with three strikeouts and...

FORT MYERS - The trio of young, gifted and intriguing outfielders - Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish and Che-Hsuan Lin...

FORT MYERS - When Josh Beckett pitches like he did yesterday - three perfect innings with three strikeouts and...

Cases J. 2010; 3(1): 48Akyuz U, Erzin Y, Yalniz FF, Senkal IV, Ekici ID, Pata CABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Drug-induced esophageal ulcers most commonly cause heartburn, midsternal pain and dysphagia. In our clinic azithromycin is a relative widely used antibiotic for respiratory tract infections and otitis media because of its activity against Haemophilus influenzae and atypical pathogens, and its ease of administration. After a thorough search in Pubmed the present case is the first one to repor...

BMC Ear Nose Throat Disord. 2010; 10(1): 1Abdel-Aziz M, El-Hoshy HABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Acute mastoiditis is a serious complication of acute otitis media especially in the pediatric age group. This study reports the authors' experience in the treatment of children admitted with acute mastoiditis to the Pediatric Hospital of Cairo University throughout the year 2007, also we aimed to evaluate our current management of this serious disease. METHODS: Nineteen children were included in this study...

Auris Nasus Larynx. 2010 Mar 3; Sugimoto H, Ito M, Hatano M, Nakanishi Y, Maruyama Y, Yoshizaki TAlthough it appears very uncommon in adult COM, Mycobacterium abscessus should be considered as a possible cause of a chronically draining ear. Multi-antibiotic chemotherapy including high-dose clarithromycin can effectively treat adult COM cased by M. abscessus. The first case report of adult chronic otitis media (COM) caused by M. abscessus is described here. A 61-year-old woman presented persis...

Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Dec; 75(6): 888-892Zambonato TC, Feniman MR, Blasca WQ, Lauris JR, Maximino LPCleft palates cause alterations in palate and lip structures, and it may also cause hearing loss because of recurrent otitis media. The appropriate treatment is controversial. It may include the prescription of antibiotics and insertion of a ventilation tube, or even otorhinolaryngological and audiological assistance, and hearing rehabilitation, with the use of an individual sound ampli...

FORT MYERS - The trio of young, gifted and intriguing outfielders - Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish and Che-Hsuan Lin...

FORT MYERS - The trio of young, gifted and intriguing outfielders - Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish and Che-Hsuan Lin...

FORT MYERS - The trio of young, gifted and intriguing outfielders - Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish and Che-Hsuan Lin...

FORT MYERS - When Josh Beckett pitches like he did yesterday - three perfect innings with three strikeouts and...

FORT MYERS - Gil Velazquez didn't have to translate Jose Iglesias' answer when the Cuban-born shortstop...

FORT MYERS - The trio of young, gifted and intriguing outfielders - Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish and Che-Hsuan Lin...

Masli wrote in to inform you all: Invitation to all Doctors or Meducationist ACMS - Online Library (ebsco host) open to all Doctors for the first year. Either by online registration or facebook account connectivity http://www.acms-lib.com/ from the Malaysian Medical Resources Online Library With Your Facebook Account from the Malaysian Medical Resources Online Library With Your Facebook Account

Mei Ching writes in: In recognition of March 9th which marks the anniversary of the day Max Rivarola lost his battle with leukemia, we ask that you join us in lighting a candle in his remembrance and for all of our loved ones who are no longer with us. Let us take solace in their courage [...]from the Malaysian Medical Resources Remembering Max and our loved ones

SARASOTA, Fla. - Casey Kelly's family has expanded to include a franchise called the Red Sox, but yesterday...

Just a heads up that Standup has resumed blogging and you might want to read the latest post regarding going On Call Many doctors dread on calls. Despite doing it for many years, on calsl would always stress up anyone. The anticipation of working alone, at night with no sleep never bring joy to anyone. However, [...]from the Malaysian Medical Resources Going on call

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Josh Beckett pitched three scoreless innings and struck out three, and Che-Shuan Lin hit a run-scoring...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Casey Kelly's family has expanded to include a franchise called the Red Sox, but yesterday...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Casey Kelly's family has expanded to include a franchise called the Red Sox, but yesterday...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Casey Kelly's family has expanded to include a franchise called the Red Sox, but yesterday...

The recent omega-3 lawsuit about reported PCB contamination (from the oil of farmed fish) of some omega-3s supplements raises 3 issues: a. Are OTC omega-3 capsules safe? b. Do their benefits outweigh their potential harms? c. Are there good alternatives, such as food(!?) and prescription meds? a. Omega-3s (which are EPA, DHA and ALA) from fish oil in modest [...]

SARASOTA, Fla. - Casey Kelly's family has expanded to include a franchise called the Red Sox, but yesterday...