NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The progestin dienogest is as effective as the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist buserelin for symptoms of endometriosis, with less reduction in bone mass, physicians…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – By binding dietary oxalate, calcium supplements or calcium-containing foods may be useful in the management of hyperoxaluria, new research suggests. Hyperoxaluria is present…
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) – Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as “broken heart syndrome”, has an excellent long-term prognosis and nearly all patients have full recovery of left ventricular…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In most infants who undergo fluoroscopy guided lumbar puncture (LP), the procedure will introduce red blood cells into the cerebrospinal fluid, which can…
Philip C. Palmisano, MD, MPH, Chief of Ophthalmology, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, describes the types of eye injuries treated seen in the United States soldier; 10 percent of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Whether or not insulin therapy is used, normalizing glucose levels in hospitalized patients with myocardial infarction (MI) can improve survival, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii – the causative organism of the zoonotic disease Q-fever – is high among US veterinarians, particularly those who…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the real-world setting of contemporary clinical cardiology practices, adverse events following percutaneous cardiovascular procedures are substantially reduced by using radial artery access…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with depressive symptoms are at increased risk for developing coronary heart disease (CHD), especially fatal CHD, according to findings from the Nurses’…