NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with unfractionated heparin (UFH) monotherapy, bivalirudin use in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention via the femoral artery is associated with significantly decreased…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to some study findings, statin therapy does not increase the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) significantly, according to the results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Monthly intramuscular injection of a depot formulation of aripiprazole delays the time to impending relapse in stabilized adults with schizophrenia, and has a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During non-trauma-related gastrointestinal and biliary tract surgery, use of an impervious plastic wound edge protector significantly cuts the risk of surgical site infections…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with type 2 diabetes, intensive control of blood sugar reduces the risk of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria, but its impact on hard…
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) – Treating all patients at intermediate cardiovascular risk with a moderate-dose statin would decrease adverse cardiovascular events to the same extent as a prevention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients younger than 50 with colon cancer derive similar benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy as older patients, according to study results reported in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Daily oxybutynin significantly improves urinary incontinence and flow rate in children with Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS), a Brazilian team reports in the July issue…
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…