NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Muscle relaxants don’t ease the pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and only topical capsaicin among studied neuromodulators offers some relief, according to two…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregabalin (Lyrica; Pfizer Inc) may help patients with fibromyalgia get a better night’s sleep, in addition to easing their pain, suggest results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While respiratory stimulation with caffeine in very preterm infants with apnea of prematurity reduces rates of impairment at 18 months, the benefits are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy started 10 days or more after onset of Kawasaki disease (KD) suppresses inflammation but does not prevent coronary artery lesions,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fenofibrate is safe to use in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate renal impairment, researchers conclude in a report online December 30…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Based on the 2010 American Diabetes Association’s definition of prediabetes, the condition is present in over a third of psychiatric inpatients treated with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Parental fear of hypoglycemia probably blunts the potential benefits of continuous glucose monitoring in children with type 1 diabetes, researchers conclude in a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral sucrose remains effective over time for easing pain associated with repeated heel sticks in preterm infants, a new study shows. “Facilitated tucking”…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While first-void urine specimens have been used traditionally to test for Chlamydia trachomatis, newer DNA detection methods produce reliable results using midstream specimens,…