NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Starting antibiotics within the first two days of hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) significantly improved outcomes in a large cohort study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Beta-blockers can improve survival and reduce exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – even in patients with cardiovascular disease, a new study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Including tirofiban (Aggrastat) in pre-hospital protocols can improve the outcomes of angioplasty for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to randomized trial results.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Superficial, or “nuisance,” bleeding troubled more than a quarter of patients on dual-antiplatelet therapy following the implantation of drug-eluting stents, according to new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Statins do not reduce fracture risk or increase bone mineralization in postmenopausal women, according to a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When hypothyroid women become pregnant, they need to increase their levothyroxine dose by two tablets per week, or 29%, a new trial has…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Heparin bridging while withholding warfarin before implantation of a heart rhythm device substantially increases the risk of bleeding, new research shows. By contrast,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) is most usefully applied in patients with intermediate risk for disease, because it will identify the ones who…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-grade anal dysplasia is prevalent in HIV-positive gay men and high-resolution anoscopy is the best way to detect it, clinicians from Canada have…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cerebral microbleeds increase the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in patients taking warfarin, a new study suggests. “These results have potentially worrying implications…