NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Having weight loss surgery before having a child may be good for the mother but not necessarily the baby, hints research published this…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Iron-deficiency anemia can lead to high glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) concentrations that do not reflect glycemic parameters, an Indian study has shown. “The use…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to placebo, ASP2151 significantly shortens the time to healing of recurrent genital herpes, investigators report in the Journal of Infectious Diseases online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pain associated with acute renal colic is relieved more effectively when intravenous papaverine is added to treatment with diclofenac suppository, an Iranian team…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with type 2 diabetes, glycemic control is better and weight loss is sustained up to 84 weeks with exenatide once weekly…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Data from the National Inpatient Sample indicate that vena cava filters reduce the in-hospital fatality rate among patients with pulmonary embolism who are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Malnourished adults aged 60 and older who started an energy- and protein-enriched nutritional plan plus calcium and vitamin D supplements following hospital discharge…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Increases in fasting blood sugar levels are often seen in patients starting niacin, sometimes to a level that suggests new onset of type…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients receiving rehabilitation for prolonged disorders of consciousness after severe traumatic brain injury show an accelerated pace of cognitive recovery when treated with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The selective inhibitor of Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and 2, ruxolitinib, significantly reduces spleen size and other debilitating symptoms in patients with myelofibrosis…
