NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adjunctive treatment with omalizumab can help patients with moderate to severe persistent allergic asthma achieve a lasting reduction in the amount of corticosteroids…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Low-dose naproxen given close to the dosing of aspirin interferes with aspirin’s antiplatelet effects, according to a report in the November 23rd online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After brain death in potential lung donors, a “lung protective” strategy can increase the odds that the lungs will be viable for transplant,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Taking levothyroxine on an empty stomach at bedtime, instead of in the morning before breakfast, significantly improves thyroid hormone levels and many patients…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The combination of aspirin and clopidogrel is no better than aspirin alone for preventing saphenous vein graft (SVG) intimal hyperplasia after coronary artery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Accidental hypothermia is common after major trauma and more than triples the risk of death, researchers from Australia report in the November 12th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) offers advantages over plasma exchange (PLEX) for many patients with myasthenia gravis, according to a report online in the November…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A UK national audit shows that in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is often used – or not used –…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a prospective study, the beta-1 selective blocker bisoprolol proved more effective than the non-selective beta-blocker carvedilol in preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Smoking does not affect outcomes after early clopidogrel use in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to findings published in the November…