NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Blood transfusion is safe and may be beneficial in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, say researchers from Israel in the October American…
Hugh S. Taylor, MD, is Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Yale University School of Medicine discusses the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving abciximab to high-risk patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) before transferring them for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces 1-year mortality without increasing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In women treated for small (1 cm or less), node-negative breast cancers, HER2 positivity is strongly linked to recurrence and poorer disease-free survival,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to previous assertions, low total cholesterol is not a cause of cancer, two separate studies show. Furthermore, a lower total cholesterol level…
Stuart Fischer, MD, discusses the correlation between obesity and poor academic performance. Although there is no causal relationship between these entities, he explores the impact that obesity can…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Individuals with minimal or no coronary calcification face a low risk of cardiovascular events, according to results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nicotinic acid can reduce carotid atherosclerosis in statin-treated patients with low HDL cholesterol levels, according to a report in the Journal of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Statin therapy may lead to worsening of dyspnea and fatigue in patients with diastolic heart failure (DHF), according to findings presented Tuesday at…
Dr. Sami David discusses the risks associated with in vitro fertilization. These can include complications that effect the mother as well as the child such as prematurity or…
