The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released its final guidance to firms that manufacture, market, or distribute over-the-counter (OTC) liquid drug products packaged with cups, droppers, syringes, and spoons to measure and dispense the doses of medication.
The guidance, titled “Dosage Delivery Devices for Orally Ingested OTC Liquid Drug Products,” describes how easy-to-use dosage delivery [...]
Young children exposed to a brief, single anesthetic did not show any evidence of adverse long-term effects on the brain, a new study shows.
While past studies in young animals have shown anesthetics cause potential developmental and behavioral changes, this particular study found no evidence of a similar detrimental effect in children.
“Fortunately, our study did not [...]
While the length of hospital stay has decreased for patients undergoing hip replacement surgery, a new study shows an increase in the rates of readmission to the hospital and discharge to skilled care facilities.
Average hospital stays after total hip arthroplasty (replacement) has gone from 9 days in 1991 to 3.5 days in 2008, according to [...]