NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thrombolysis is a must for female stroke patients if they are to achieve the same outcomes as men, according to a March 2nd…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Interim data from a 3-year trial of stenting versus endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis suggests that for now at least, surgery should remain…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intensive insulin therapy in type 1 diabetics reduces their risks of neuropathy and retinopathy over the long-term, according to two papers published online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Daclizumab added to ongoing interferon-beta treatment further decreases multiple sclerosis disease activity, according to a multicenter phase II trial reported online February 16…
Gary Small, MD, Director, UCLA Center on Aging, UCLA, discusses brain health and the impact that lifestyle factors have over genetics on brain health, and in particular, diet,…
Arya Nick Shamie, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses minimally invasive spine surgery, which is becoming safer and less…
Joseph Demer, MD, Professor of Opthalmology and Neurology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses lateral rectus ligament dysfunction in the eye, its diagnosis and management techniques used…
Joseph Demer, MD, Professor of Opthalmology and Neurology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses eye muscles, which are regulated by connective tissue structures called pulleys, and horizontal…
Andrew Charles, MD, Professor, Director of Headache Research and Treatment Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses migraine diagnosis and diagnostic criteria that focus on associated symptoms…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – With intensive medical therapy, fewer than 5% of patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis will gain additional benefit from revascularization, according to a report…