NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a Mexican study indicate that 2 months of treatment with the antiinflammatory agent diacerein increases insulin secretion and improves A1C levels…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis given to infants during their first year has an acceptable safety profile and induces protective…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with acute MI given early unfractionated heparin, a switch to bivalirudin before undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention results in improved cardiac…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The excess risk of unexplained sudden death in psychiatric patients may be related to diabetes and dyslipidemia rather than to the antipsychotic drugs…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Clinicians faced with a case of shoulder dystocia during childbirth should consider delivering the posterior shoulder after they’ve tried the two primary accepted…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with type 2 diabetes without retinopathy can be safely screened for sight-threatening vision problems every 3 years instead of every 1 or…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children under 6 years of age who unwittingly ingest a sulfonylurea may not exhibit symptoms of hypoglycemia for up to 18 hours if…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of inhaled anticholinergic drugs to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased risk of developing urinary retention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pediatric patients undergoing minor but painful procedures experience significantly less pain when given inhaled nitrous oxide, according to the results of a randomized…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis during vaginal or cesarean delivery is no longer generally recommended. That’s one of the advisories included in an updated…