NEWS HIGHLIGHTSMedia Articles Related to Hycotuss (Hydrocodone / Guaifenesin)
Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More
Source: MedicineNet Pertussis Specialty [2009.11.02]
Title: Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More
Category: Health News
Created: 10/30/2009 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/2/2009
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Source: MedicineNet Tetanus Specialty [2009.08.26]
Title: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2009
Unvaccinated Kids Getting Whooping Cough
Source: MedicineNet Pertussis Specialty [2009.05.26]
Title: Unvaccinated Kids Getting Whooping Cough
Category: Health News
Created: 5/26/2009
Last Editorial Review: 5/26/2009
Cover Your Cough!
Source: MedicineNet Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Specialty [2008.10.07]
Title: Cover Your Cough!
Category: Health Fact Tool
Created: 11/15/2004
Last Editorial Review: 10/7/2008
Chronic Cough
Source: MedicineNet Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Specialty [2007.12.07]
Title: Chronic Cough
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2007
Clinical Trials Related to Hycotuss (Hydrocodone / Guaifenesin)
Tissue Sample Collection From Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Arms, Hands, Legs, or Feet Treated on Clinial Trial CRUK-VORTEX [Recruiting]
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue from patients with soft tissue
sarcoma to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
PURPOSE: This laboratory is collecting tissue samples from patients with soft tissue sarcoma
of the arms, hands, legs, or feet treated on clinical trial CRUK-VORTEX.
Functional Evaluation of Two Types of Totally Implanted Venous Ports [Completed]
Totally implanted venous access ports allow a safe delivery of medication, mainly
chemotherapy, but are also used for blood sampling. This last procedure is not always
successful, as it appeared from a nurse’s survey in different hospitals in Flanders,
including the University Hospitals in Leuven, Belgium. In 3 to 29 percent of the attempts,
blood withdrawal is impaired or not possible, as an intermittent or permanent fact. This is
in line with international literature data where difficulty in blood draw was noted in 6 to
26% of port accessions. Partial or total occlusion leads to discomfort for the patient, delay
in therapy, higher costs and extra nursing time.
A new port system with a tangential outlet (Vortex port) was designed and according to the
manufacturer, this shape will allow to cleanse the entire reservoir of the port more
efficiently and avoid the formation of precipitates of medication or blood that could lead to
an obstruction of the device. These precipitates are also regarded as a potential risk
factor for infection.
However, only one previously published small randomised study addressed the value of the
Vortex port when compared to conventional access devices: Stevens et al. were able to show a
reduction in obstruction incidence from 26% to 7% with the use of the Vortex port. The
incidence of blood withdrawal problems in our experience with conventional ports in
University hospitals Leuven was 8% thus lower than that reported by Stevens, but this remains
the most frequent problem faced by care providers and patients.
With this study, we aim to compare the performance of the tangential outlet ports and that of
a “conventional” port in order to assess an eventual functional difference.
Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Arms, Hands, Legs, or Feet [Recruiting]
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation
therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet
known whether giving radiation therapy to a smaller area of tissue surrounding the tumor is
as effective as giving radiation therapy to a wider area of tissue surrounding the tumor in
treating soft tissue sarcoma.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying giving external-beam radiation therapy
to a small area of tissue surrounding the tumor to see how well it works compared with
giving external-beam radiation therapy to a wider area of tissue surrounding the tumor in
treating patients who have undergone surgery for soft tissue sarcoma of the arms, hands,
legs, or feet.
Study Comparing Two Types of Ports in Patients With Cancer Receiving Intravenous Chemotherapy [Recruiting]
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy drugs through an implanted port reduces the need for multiple
needle sticks. It is not yet known whether one type of port is more effective than another
in reducing infections and other side effects associated with long-term port use.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is comparing two types of ports in patients with
cancer receiving intravenous chemotherapy.
GE Healthcare VolumeRAD Lung Nodule Detection Study [Recruiting]
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