NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – US researchers have developed a clinical equation that may enhance the estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in children with chronic kidney disease,…
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A 600 MBq dose of 131Iodine, female gender, lower presenting free T4 level, and absence of a palpable…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of obstetric complications resulting in severe maternal morbidity — particularly pulmonary embolism and need for blood transfusions — increased significantly in…
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that more than 92% biventricular pacing provides optimal outcomes for heart failure patients who receive…
By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a randomized controlled trial, daily antioxidant supplementation relieved pain and reduced oxidative stress in patients with chronic pancreatitis. In…
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can virtually eliminate central sleep apnea (CSA), it does not reduce sleep…
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pretreatment with dacarbazine, a DNA alkylating agent, enhances vaccine-induced antitumor immunity in patients with melanoma, according to a report…
By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) appear to have a significantly higher risk of becoming clinically depressed than healthy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women, a 1-day regimen of nitrofurantoin is significantly less effective than the standard 7-day regimen, results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two randomized, controlled trials reported in the New England Journal of Medicine for January 22 call into question the use of corticosteroids for…
