NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A short course of methylprednisolone added to antibiotic therapy for acute pyelonephritis in children significantly reduces the development of renal scars, a Taiwanese…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For best results, laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with acute cholecystitis should be performed within 48 hours of hospital admission, a Swiss team reports.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Algorithms based on procalcitonin (PCT) measurements reduce the use of antibiotics without jeopardizing patient safety, according to a review of randomized clinical trials.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of compression stockings during the day by patients with chronic venous insufficiency leads to a reduction in nighttime apnea episodes, a French…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of vasopressin provides no overall benefit in the resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients, but it may improve outcomes in a subset of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cardiac resynchronization therapy not only reduces the risk of a first heart failure event but also recurring events, according to an analysis of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of isolated diastolic hypertension in patients with cerebrovascular disease protects against major vascular events, according to results from the PROGRESS trial. “For…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – One in twenty ischemic strokes occurs within 60 days of withdrawal of antithrombotic agents, according to a report in the June 30th online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kidney failure during hemolytic uremic syndrome is less likely to develop in children with diarrhea due to virulent E. coli infection if they’re…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Weight-based insulin doses up to 0.6 unit/kg are associated with a low risk of hypoglycemia, according to a report in the June 23rd…