NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who become mothers are more likely to develop the metabolic syndrome during middle age than are their nulliparous counterparts, prospective study findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There is “compelling evidence” for a benefit of statins in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the evidence is not yet strong enough…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Diabetes is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation in women, U.S. investigators report in the October issue of Diabetes Care. The disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Premenopausal women with vitamin D deficiency are at increased risk for systolic hypertension in the coming years, according to study findings presented Thursday…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In older patients with stable coronary disease, adding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to optimal medical therapy neither improves nor worsens their outcomes, new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During the 2007-2008 flu season, the licensed inactivated flu vaccine was 50% more effective than the live attenuated vaccine in preventing laboratory-confirmed symptomatic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Excessive intake of fructose can increase blood pressure and induce other features of the metabolic syndrome, according to study findings presented Wednesday at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Increased brain amyloid load is associated with an increased risk of progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer disease (AD), according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with estrogen plus progestin does not seem to increase the risk of lung cancer per se, but it may increase the odds…
Medical group practice executives are currently facing a plethora of challenges. The Medical Group Management Association recently revealed its annual ranking of the top 30 challenges facing medical…
