NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Data from the UK General Practice Research Database suggest that failure to prescribe antibiotics when patients present with a lower respiratory tract infection…
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) – An analysis of data from a sample of participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 shows that the prevalence of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to some earlier reports, the results of a clinical registry study and systematic review suggest that male and female stroke patients have…
Steven G. Kelsen, MD, FACP, FCCP, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis and their interactions with asthma. References…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Changes in the diagnosis and treatment of depression occurred soon after the US Food and Drug Administration warned in 2003 of a suicidality…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most patients with synchronous metastatic (stage IV) colorectal cancer can forgo surgery to remove the primary tumor, at least initially, opting instead for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In men with diabetes, coffee consumption does not increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases or all-cause morality, according to a brief report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with chronic stroke and impaired hand movements, electrical somatosensory stimulation (ESS) of the median nerve of the affected hand appears to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Basic clinical information can identify individuals at high risk of developing diabetes within 10 years, and adding some lab values identifies those at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Consistent with some previous reports, the results of a case-control study suggest that depressive symptoms are an early feature of Parkinson’s disease, preceding…
