NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding myo-inositol supplementation to diet therapy improves components of metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women better than diet alone, results of an Italian study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children with acute diarrhea recover more quickly when treated with a hypotonic oral rehydration solution containing zinc and prebiotics than those given standard…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Whether appendectomy for acute appendicitis is performed within 6 hours or more than 12 hours after admission has no clinically meaningful effect on…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rates of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in immobilized stroke patients are lower when thigh-length graduated compression stockings are used rather than below-knee stockings,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children hospitalized with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, or HSP, corticosteroid treatment is associated with a decreased likelihood of several clinically relevant outcomes, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using the rapid-acting insulin analog glulisine instead of regular human insulin at mealtimes improves glycemic control in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treating common warts with topical salicylic acid is less effective than cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen, a Dutch study has shown. Plantar warts, however,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men whose baseline PSA is less than 2.0 ng/mL are unlikely to benefit from further screening for prostate cancer, according to findings reported…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to expectations, antidepressant step therapy protocols appear to increase medical resource use and costs, according to a study conducted by Thomson Reuters…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients with rheumatic illnesses and concomitant diabetes are treated with hydroxychloroquine, their HbA1c levels drop significantly. Methotrexate, however, does not have the…