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) – High intake of saturated and trans fats along with low intake of polyunsaturated fats is associated with cognitive decline in women with type…
Physicians should treat smoking as a chronic disease if they want to help their patients quit successfully. Patients may require repeated or intensive interventions that include pharmacotherapy and…
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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a placebo-controlled trial suggest that controlled-release oxycodone is an effective treatment for acute pain due to herpes zoster, whereas gabapentin…
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) – 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…
ORLANDO (Reuters Health) – New findings, announced here during the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, show that rosuvastatin significantly reduces the risk of venous thromboembolism…
