NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Educating patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to avoid processed and fast foods prepared with phosphorus-containing additives results in clinically significant improvements in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prognosis for patients with systemic sclerosis complicated by pulmonary hypertension is “grim,” particularly among African Americans and those with interstitial lung disease,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An ultrasensitive assessment of HIV-RNA levels in HAART-treated patients with subclinical viral loads reveals that nevirapine-based regimens are more effective in this setting…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A diet high in vitamin E during early pregnancy may increase the risk of congenital heart defects in offspring, new research indicates. The…
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Morbidly obese patients face higher complication rates than do normal-weight patients after undergoing surgery for colon cancer, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ovarian follicles can often be retrieved for cryopreservation from teenage girls with Turner syndrome, a condition characterized by early ovarian failure, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children born by cesarean delivery are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly if their parents have allergies, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a randomized trial indicate that sequential and alternating chemotherapy with radiotherapy provide similar survival and larynx preservation in patients with…
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a small study suggest that occipital nerve stimulation is a safe treatment for intractable chronic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The addition of cetuximab to a fluoropyrimideine-based chemotherapy regimen reduces progression-free survival and worsens quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer,…
