NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Educating patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to avoid processed and fast foods prepared with phosphorus-containing additives results in clinically significant improvements in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An ultrasensitive assessment of HIV-RNA levels in HAART-treated patients with subclinical viral loads reveals that nevirapine-based regimens are more effective in this setting…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A diet high in vitamin E during early pregnancy may increase the risk of congenital heart defects in offspring, new research indicates. The…
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Morbidly obese patients face higher complication rates than do normal-weight patients after undergoing surgery for colon cancer, according to…
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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of depression and anxiety among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome is high and warrants routine screening and aggressive treatment of mental…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children born by cesarean delivery are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly if their parents have allergies, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), ambrisentan may be an alternative to bosentan or sitaxsentan when those agents cause liver problems, according…
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a small study suggest that occipital nerve stimulation is a safe treatment for intractable chronic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The addition of cetuximab to a fluoropyrimideine-based chemotherapy regimen reduces progression-free survival and worsens quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer,…
