NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Generally, the accuracy of antigen-based point-of-care tests for hepatitis B infection is high, but the sensitivity of antibody-based tests needs to be improved,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For the millions of patients who come to the ED each year complaining of chest pain, an accelerated diagnostic protocol can accurately identify…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Risk of developing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with use of ceftriaxone is reduced when doxycycline is given concomitantly, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Statin use before a stroke and during hospitalization is associated with a greater likelihood of being discharged home, while statin therapy withdrawal in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tubes do more harm than good in nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment, a propensity-matched cohort study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Orally administered dimenhydrinate does not reduce the frequency of vomiting in children with gastroenteritis, researchers from Canada report in the May 14th online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – All-cause mortality rates among hypertensive patients treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor are 10% lower than in those whose treatment does not include…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with aspirin-related peptic ulcers, ulcer healing rates are comparable after esomeprazole therapy with or without aspirin continuation, Taiwanese researchers report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Confirming recommendations, titrating beta-blocker dosage in ambulatory patients with heart failure up to an equivalent of 50 mg/d carvedilol reduces all-cause deaths and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nutritional support, mainly in the form of oral nutritional supplements, boosts protein and energy intake, body weight and grip strength in malnourished patients…