Joseph Demer, MD, Professor of Opthalmology and Neurology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses strabismus and describes mechanical causes versus neurological causes of this eye condition. If…
Andrew Charles, MD, Professor, Director of Headache Research and Treatment Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses when to get a scan for a headache and the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ethosuximide and valproic acid are more effective than lamotrigine for treating childhood absence epilepsy, the most common pediatric epilepsy syndrome, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Asymptomatic patients with a low ankle brachial index don’t seem to get cardiovascular protection from aspirin, randomized trial results suggest. The subjects came…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Four clinical factors can help rule out bacterial conjunctivitis in children, New York City researchers say. The four factors are: age at least…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In treating social anxiety disorder, phenelzine combined with cognitive behavioral group therapy achieves a higher response rates than either treatment alone or placebo,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thrombolysis is a must for female stroke patients if they are to achieve the same outcomes as men, according to a March 2nd…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy slightly improves breast cancer-specific survival, primarily in young women with early-stage estrogen receptor (ER)-negative disease, new research shows. “The efficacy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women who’ve had abnormal cervical tissue removed with a loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP) are not at increased risk for preterm delivery, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), contact laser prostatectomy, and electrovaporization of the prostate provide similar improvements in…