NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The transdermal estradiol gel 0.1% (Divigel) is effective for relieving moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause regardless of the woman’s age…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The combination of the dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitor alogliptin and the thiazolidinedione pioglitazone effectively reduces HbA1c in patients with type 2 diabetes uncontrolled…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A Policy Statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics on recommendations for influenza prevention in children for the 2010-2011 season draws attention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sleep specialists can sometimes diagnose and manage obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with home-based tests instead of in-lab polysomnography, new research suggests. In a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among men who’ve had a negative prostate biopsy, the velocity of increasing prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels is not helpful in deciding whether…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After surgically induced remission of Crohn’s disease, treatment with mesalamine reduces the risk of relapse somewhat; sulfasalazine, however, has no apparent benefit, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Unless they are already on appropriate antibiotics, all women undergoing cesarean delivery should be given prophylactic antibiotics within an hour before the procedure,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is as effective as the 7-valent vaccine, which it replaces, in protecting against disease caused by the original…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While contact isolation precautions are recommended for all patients colonized or infected with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a European study shows that isolation is…