NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A lower INR for low-risk anticoagulated patients with mechanical aortic valve replacement reduces the risk of bleeding without increasing the rate of thromboembolic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Infants with mild acute respiratory failure better tolerate noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) when it’s delivered through a helmet than with a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – By spotting pregnant women at risk for preeclampsia and starting them on low-dose aspirin before 16 weeks’ gestation, physicians can more than halve…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with rhinoconjunctivitis due to tree pollen allergy suffer fewer symptoms after 18 months’ treatment with a depigmented-polymerized pollen extract, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Prospective study results suggest that saquinavir is the only older protease inhibitor (PI) not associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI).…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After ruling out an upper gastrointestinal (GI) source of bleeding, patients with serious hematochezia should undergo colonoscopy within the next few days. But…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When kids have asthma symptoms on moderate doses of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), adding a long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) achieves the same effect as doubling…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Doctors should make sure immunizations are up to date before cochlear implant surgery in children, new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Perturbed sleep and high blood pressure aren’t the only consequences of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). New data suggest that OSA is common in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Polypropylene mesh placement during vaginal reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse appears to do more harm than good, according to a small randomized…