NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients taking clopidogrel because of their high risk for cardiovascular events are more likely to have a major event if they carry the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A modified procedure intended to improve on Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease has been shown in an Australian study to actually have…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pretreating antibiotic-resistant Helicobacter pylori with a mucolytic that destroys bacterial biofilm can eradicate infection in many cases, Italian research shows. “A standard rescue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with relapsing mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) on immunosuppressive therapy may benefit from the addition of a high-potency probiotic mixture (VSL#3; VSL Pharmaceuticals…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A quantitative immunochemical fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is superior to the standard guaiac-based FOBT for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasms and cancer, say…
Rafael Barrera, MD, Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New York, offers suggestions for reducing complication rates in patients…
Rafael Barrera, MD, Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New York, warns that a highly negative energy balance can…
Rafael Barrera, MD, Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New York, explains how human error derived from pharmacy-mixed total…
Rafael Barrera, MD, Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New York, explains how combining combining enteral and parenteral nutrition…
Rafael Barrera, MD, Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New York, explains how obesity has reached epidemic proportions in…