NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For the management uncomplicated hypertension, using initial low-dose, fixed-dose combination therapy is better than guideline-based treatment, according to a report in the April…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Higher plasma glucose levels are associated with worse outcomes in women with ovarian carcinoma, according to a report in the March 1st Cancer.…
Edmund Pribitkin, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, discusses the advantages of minimally invasive thyroid surgery for both partial and total…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Lower serum levels of creatinine are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a brief report in the March issue…
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) – New research suggests that metabolic syndrome, primarily the abdominal obesity component, is associated with lung function impairment. Moreover, the degree of obesity need…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An analysis of data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study confirms that men with diabetes mellitus are less prone to develop prostate cancer…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Abnormal glucose tolerance can be detected by a carbon-13 labeled oral glucose tolerance test in which 13-CO2 excreted in the breath is measured…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Reducing blood pressure with the drug combination perindopril-indapamide reduces renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes, even when the initial blood pressure…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ovarian follicles can often be retrieved for cryopreservation from teenage girls with Turner syndrome, a condition characterized by early ovarian failure, according to…