NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The patency of saphenous veins used for coronary artery bypass grafting is better in the 3 months after the operation when patients are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding midazolam to ketamine for emergency department sedation in adults reduces the occurrence of agitation during recovery, investigators report in the Annals of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rosuvastatin halves the rate of primary cardiovascular events in patients who have a high global cardiovascular risk profile, according to a post hoc…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients hospitalized for infection, continuing pre-existing statin therapy does not improve outcomes, and discontinuing the therapy does not lead to an inflammatory…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – About 1% of outpatient endoscopies require a subsequent visit to the emergency room for related complications, but fewer than a quarter of these…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The reported sensitivity of numerous blood-based markers proposed for the early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) are probably higher than might be expected…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a clinical trial of the new, long-acting neuraminidase inhibitor laninamivir octanoate show that it is not inferior to oseltamivir in treating…
The first annual Mobile Health Expo was held on October 19-21, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. The conference was attended by leaders in areas including mobile medicine, wireless…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A population-based study from Scotland shows that fewer than one in every 100 patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism will progress to overt hyperthyroidism. In…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among low-risk patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention, 1-year outcomes are worse if their antiplatelet response to clopidogrel is low, an Italian team…