NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The presence and severity of mental illness are associated with an increased risk of asthma, according to study findings in the December issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, tight perioperative control of blood glucose levels is linked to a lower risk of, and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term exposure to anticholinergic agents is associated with poor memory and executive function in older men, according to a report in the Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a case-control study suggest that the benefit of colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer deaths is largely limited to left-sided malignancies.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients who are undernourished after experiencing an acute stroke benefit from intensive protein and energy supplementation during inpatient rehabilitation, according to results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intensive treatment to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduces carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a secondary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with incidental MRI anomalies resembling demyelinated lesions that are not due to another disease process are at increased risk for multiple sclerosis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment with fenofibrate does not seem to reduce atherosclerosis, inflammation or endothelial dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While prophylactic cranial irradiation can reduce the occurrence of brain metastases and improve survival in patients treated for extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer, it…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) appear to be at increased risk for vascular disease, especially acute coronary syndrome and deep-vein thrombosis, new…
