Each week we present you with the latest featured study from the research teams at JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Check out the video for intriguing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel is much reduced in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, according to a Norwegian study published online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treating common warts with topical salicylic acid is less effective than cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen, a Dutch study has shown. Plantar warts, however,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Measuring both the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) when an inflammatory condition is suspected is not helpful and is possibly…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A consensus statement compiled by an international panel proposes that the level of platelet reactivity during antiplatelet therapy is a better measure of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with epilepsy sustain more injuries generally than do unaffected individuals, with rates of some types of injury such as head fractures being…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As is seen in certain other gastrointestinal illnesses, the prevalence of low-trauma fractures is higher among patients with chronic pancreatitis than in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite numerous advances in treatment, evidence-based outpatient therapy for congestive heart failure (CHF) has not improved since 2002, researchers report in the August…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cardiac resynchronization therapy for a year improves cardiac size and performance in patients with mildly symptomatic heart failure, resulting in improved outcomes, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with an acute coronary syndrome referred for invasive treatment have similar outcomes whether they are given double-dose or standard-dose clopidogrel plus higher-dose…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rates of clearance of high-grade anal canal intraepithelial neoplasia in men with HIV are improved considerably by topical application of imiquimod cream, a…
