NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Smoking does not affect platelet reactivity or clinical effectiveness in patients who have received clopidogrel, according to a report in the August 11th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vitamin D, especially in combination with calcium, may reduce the risk of falls, according to a report in the July 27th online issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Currently available evidence supports pulse oximetry screening of newborns for low blood oxygen saturation to detect critical congenital heart disease (CCHD), according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Discontinuation of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy after esophagitis has healed does not worsen heartburn symptoms or cause persistent hypergastrinemia, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Smoking, COPD and peptic ulcer disease are important risk factors for complications in patients undergoing elective primary total hip replacement (THR) or primary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Measuring homocysteine improves the accuracy of estimated risk of cardiovascular events, according to an analysis of data from two different sources. “Our observations…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Postmenopausal women with ovarian cysts detected on ultrasound are not at increased risk of developing ovarian cancer or, for that matter, breast or…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The response of adolescents with migraine to treatment with combination sumatriptan and naproxen sodium is similar to that seen in adults, with no…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intensive treatment of type 2 diabetes that’s detected early through screening does not seem to reduce rates of subsequent complications, a Danish study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with inadequately controlled asthma, the combination of mometasone furoate and formoterol reduces exacerbations and slows the decline in lung function more…