NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Algorithms based on procalcitonin (PCT) measurements reduce the use of antibiotics without jeopardizing patient safety, according to a review of randomized clinical trials.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) stress perfusion imaging for possible ischemia provides “robust” prognostic information regardless of patient sex, new research indicates. In the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Deep brain stimulation works well not only for Parkinson’s disease (PD) but also for benign tremulous parkinsonism (BTP) and the effects are long-lasting,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of compression stockings during the day by patients with chronic venous insufficiency leads to a reduction in nighttime apnea episodes, a French…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There is no need to interrupt antiplatelet therapy before tooth extractions, as long as appropriate local hemostatic measures are taken, according to results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with Alzheimer’s disease, prophylactic treatment with divalproex sodium does not delay the emergence of agitation or psychosis, or slow the progression…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cardiac resynchronization therapy not only reduces the risk of a first heart failure event but also recurring events, according to an analysis of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of isolated diastolic hypertension in patients with cerebrovascular disease protects against major vascular events, according to results from the PROGRESS trial. “For…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – One in twenty ischemic strokes occurs within 60 days of withdrawal of antithrombotic agents, according to a report in the June 30th online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new clinical practice guideline recommends bronchodilator monotherapy for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and an FEV1 less than 60% predicted. The…