Clinical trials are research studies to determine whether drugs or treatments are both safe and effective for humans. All new medications and devices must undergo several clinical trials, usually involving thousands of people, before they can be released to the public. Evidence from clinical trials helps identify which treatments work best. Without this evidence, there is a risk that ...
A new study led and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that in 2011, Clostridium difficile was responsible for almost half a million infections and more than 15,000 deaths in the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say the findings, which are published in The New England Journal of Medicine, emphasize how improvements in antibiotic ...
People who sleep more than eight hours a night may have an increased risk of stroke, according to a new study published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found that people who slept more than eight hours a night, called long sleepers, were 46 percent more likely to have a stroke than people who slept six to ...
