Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis during neutropenia: what can we expect nowadays?

Coronary angioplasty--what can we reasonably expect?

Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis in patients with neutropenia.

Since the early report, by Karp et al. [1], of the beneficial effects of norfloxacin on the incidence of bacteremia and other bacterial infections in patients with neutro-penia and cancer, the use of fluoroquin-olones as prophylactic agents has been controversial. The results of 2 meta-analyses more or less agreed that these antibiotics reduced the incidence of gram-negative rod bacteremia, as ...

Complex congenital scoliosis: brace treatment. What can we expect?

Background Complex Congenital Scoliosis (CCS) is the most frequent cause of non-idiopathic Scoliosis. CCS is a frequent condition in Algeria, and is associated with severe spinal deformities due to failures of formation and segmentation. To date, there is no single treatment that can correct all the deformities in CCS, and the value of Brace Treatment (BT) is still debated. We report our experi...

What can we expect of health in old age?

730 www.thelancet.com Vol 387 February 20, 2016 The longing for longevity without decrepitude is ancient. Homer tells us that to live out his days with Penelope, Odysseus rejected immortality. Later restored to family and kingdom, the gods’ further favour included being able to look forward to an unenfeebled old age. So how goes our longing now? Around the world, although life expectancy is inc...

What can we expect from omega-3 fatty acids?

Omega-3 fatty acids are abundant in fish oil. A high dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids has been strongly linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease in epidemiologic studies. Fish oil supplements lower triglyceride levels and may have other benefits such as preventing arrhythmias, reducing inflammation (although they have minimal impact on C-reactive protein), inhibiting platelet aggreg...