Miguel Materin, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of the Ocular Oncology Section, Yale University School of Medicine, discusses eye tumors ranging from benign to malignant ophthalmic cancers.…
Jimmy K. Lee, MD, Director of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses dry eye treatment, including lubricant drops, cyclosporin and plugging the drainage tube…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Obesity is a strong risk factor for loss of residual kidney function after initiation of dialysis, according to new data from the prospective…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Serial measurement of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) provides the most valuable prognostic information of six routinely collected admission laboratory tests in patients admitted…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As plasma levels of adiponectin, a protein produced by fat cells, rise, the risk of type 2 diabetes decreases, according to the results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients who undergo bariatric surgery should not expect it to cure their obstructive sleep apnea, according to results of a meta-analysis published in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or 3 (CIN2/3) by loop electrosurgical excision (LEEP) may lead to a reduction in acquisition of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a prospective, randomized trial, a single daily tablet containing efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir (Atripla; Bristol Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences LLC) maintained…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overweight patients with type 2 diabetes who follow either a low-carbohydrate diet or a low-fat diet have similar outcomes after one year in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Over half of patients with profound orthostatic hypotension do not have typical symptoms, according to a new report. Therefore it may be necessary…
