NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Current evidence is still inconclusive as to whether patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may benefit from aggressive blood pressure control, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For reducing pain from venipuncture in newborn infants, oral sucrose is more effective than topical liposomal lidocaine, according to the results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single dose of zoledronate prevents bone loss associated with glucocorticoid therapy given for acute exacerbation of Crohn’s disease, a German team reports…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An updated review of medications available for treating type 2 diabetes concludes that metformin continues to have the best benefit-to-harm profile, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Elderly women who were treated for urinary tract infections with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole were 3 times more likely to be hospitalized for hyperkalemia in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Transcervical Foley catheter is just as effective for inducing vaginal labor as intravaginal misoprostol, but carries less risk of tachysystole, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori in children are higher with sequential therapy compared with standard triple therapy, a Polish team reports in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are administered sodium bicarbonate before emergency coronary procedures might be less likely to suffer contrast-induced nephropathy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Implementation of shoulder dystocia training was correlated with a greater than 3-fold decrease in obstetric brachial plexus injuries (OBPI) in a new retrospective…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Recovery is faster after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction when standard rehabilitation is enhanced with neuromuscular electrical stimulation delivered by an integrated thigh-sleeve…