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Epocrates: The All-in-One Drug App Gets Updated to 4.5
Epocrates is a drug reference application giving access to thousands of brand, generic, and OTC drugs. A user can check drug-drug interactions, get information on healthcare insurance...
Celebrex, Advil, Motrin Or Aleve: NSAIDs May Increase Your Risk of...
A recent study published in American Heart Association journal Circulation suggests that NSAIDs after myocardial infarction should be reconsidered as they may increase patients’ risk of second...
Smoking Marijuana Can Cause Testicular Cancer, American Cancer Society’s Journal Cancer...
A new oncological study published Monday on the website of the medical journal Cancer, reports that men who have testicular cancer are twice as likely...
ECFMG’s Interactive Web Applications (IWA) Will be Down for Maintainence!
ECFMG in a newsletter issued on September 10 confirmed that due to required maintenance, ECFMG's Interactive Web Applications (IWA) will be unavailable for up...
Open-access research can be a large scale disaster for medical journals...
UK Government plans to make research funded by tax payers money to be made available for free online. It will be great for citizens...
Validity of USMLE Scores in Other Parts of The World
Every year around 25,000 international medical graduates register to attempt USMLE, out of those only 73% pass it at first attempt. Out of these...
UMASS’s scientists identify new genetic mutation that causes familial ALS
Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder affecting motor neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). As motor neurons die, the brain's ability to control...
Updated Step 2 CK 2013 tutorial and practice multiple choice questions...
(Philadelphia, PA) - USMLE has releases the new 2013 tutorial and practice materials for Step 2 CK this week. The new materials can be...