NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Survivors of Hodgkin’s lymphoma are to 2- to 3-times more likely to experience a stroke or TIA compared with people in the general…
Padmini Kaushal, MD, discusses the patient with red eye, the causes and which symptoms are indicators for referral to an ophthalmologist. Summary Dry eyes and corneal exposure are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using polymyxin B hemoperfusion as a means of reducing endotoxin levels in the blood can improve survival and other outcomes in patients with…
Hospital Medicine 2009 – The Society of Hospital Medicine’s (SHM) Annual Meeting is the premier educational event for healthcare professionals who specialize in hospital medicine At the annual…
Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA, Executive Director, Annenberg Physician Training Program in Addictive Disease, discusses alcoholism and argues that it is in fact a disease rather than a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In asymptomatic individuals at intermediate risk for atherosclerosis, the absence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a valuable “negative risk factor” for major…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thrombolysis with intravenous alteplase is a safe and effective treatment for young patients with acute hemispheric ischemic stroke, Finnish researchers report. Prior research…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a randomized study of patients with acute attacks of migraine, real acupuncture proved more effective than two different types of sham acupuncture…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) and impaired renal function who are receiving aggressive medical therapy, renal artery stenting offers little…
James Underberg MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, NYU Medical School, discusses the treatment of patients with elevated triglycerides. Should CRP be measured…
