NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Findings from a new study suggest that contrary to what some researchers have hypothesized, migraine is not associated with atherosclerosis, but it may…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis, treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha antagonists may increase their risk of new-onset heart failure, and exacerbate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gastric acid suppression by proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with an increased risk of Clostridium difficile-related diarrhea in hospitalized patients, results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that overweight patients with operable breast cancer are less likely than their normal weight peers to achieve a complete pathologic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with diabetes and coronary heart disease, an impaired antiplatelet response to low-dose aspirin can be overcome by increasing the aspirin dose…
Hylton Mayer, MD at the Yale Eye Center discusses the pros and cons of multifocal intraocular lenses. References and Resources Kumar BV, Phillips RP, Prasad S. Multifocal intraocular…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chronic kidney disease (CKD) puts hospitalized patients at increased risk for adverse events related to potential lapses in patient safety, according to data…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP) using the light-activated drug Tookad offers promise as an effective, minimally invasive salvage therapy for men with recurrent prostate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a postmortem study of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, diabetic subjects treated with both insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents had lower neuritic plaque…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study suggest that patients receiving long-term warfarin therapy do not need to stop the drug prior to coronary…
