The authors suggest several methods to diagnose ear pain and list various causes, with the most common causes being otitis media and otitis externa. Medscape Medical News
IOM report confirms the cardiovascular benefit of implementing a ban on smoking in public places. The reduction in acute MI, anywhere from 6% to 47%, typically occurs quickly, often within 12 months of the ban. Heartwire
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals have higher rates of mental health problems than their heterosexual counterparts, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News
Among infants born before 27 weeks of gestation, retinopathy of prematurity stage III did not occur before postmenstrual age of 31 weeks, and criteria for treatment were not reached before 32 weeks. Medscape Medical News
