NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-dose N-acetylcysteine decreases the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy, results of a meta-analysis indicate. “N-acetylcysteine has the advantages of being relatively innocuous, inexpensive, and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving low-dose dopamine to brain-dead donors can improve graft function after kidney transplantation, according to trial findings reported in the Journal of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rectal diclofenac, oral ibuprofen, and oral acetaminophen are ineffective for preventing recurrences of febrile seizures in children, new research suggests. Moreover, such agents…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IRPA) is an emerging problem and, in the ICU, patient-to-patient transmission may occur, even in the absence of an outbreak,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with fluvastatin both before and after vascular surgery decreases the incidence of cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction, according to results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that fluoroquinolones may cause diplopia in some patients. “According to World Health Organization criteria, the relationship between fluoroquinolone therapy and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding dual antiplatelet therapy on top of existing anticoagulant therapy increases the bleeding risk after percutaneous coronary stenting, according to results from the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A long-term trial has shown “no evidence to support the use of endovascular treatment” for carotid artery stenosis over endarterectomy in patients who…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Higher diastolic blood pressure is independently associated with impaired cognitive function in otherwise healthy middle-aged and older adults, new research suggests. Findings from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with high-risk acute coronary syndromes (ACS) without ST-segment elevation, delaying intervention until the next working day does not appear to pose…