NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite the fact that up to one third of patients with severe dementia receive enteral tube feeding, evidence is lacking that this practice…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dietary counseling and food fortification can improve symptoms and general health status for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study suggest that tuberculosis may be cured faster by adding moxifloxacin to a standard TB treatment protocol than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with HIV who are not started on highly activate antiretroviral therapy (HAART) until their CD4+ cell count dips below 200 cells/mm³ may…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among relatively healthy patients on hemodialysis, normalization of hemoglobin levels with epoetin-alfa, rather than partial correction, improves energy levels and reduces fatigue, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with standard therapy with a nicotine patch, combination therapy with a patch, a nicotine oral inhaler, and bupropion for as long as…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Initial low-dose gentamicin given as part of the treatment for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis can cause kidney dysfunction and should not be…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A patient-centered program of telephone support, close monitoring and tight control of modifiable risk factors such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels results…
ORLANDO (Reuters Health) – In patients with coronary artery disease and an ejection fraction of 35% or less, surgical reduction of the enlarged left ventricle along with coronary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as “broken heart syndrome”, has an excellent long-term prognosis and nearly all patients have full recovery of left ventricular…