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) – When target cholesterol levels are not achieved with statin monotherapy in patients with mixed dyslipidemia, adding fenofibrate can tip the scales favorably. Dr.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients on warfarin need not discontinue treatment when they have a fecal occult blood test (FOBT), as it does not affect the predictive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children with sore throat, more than a third probably have group A streptococcal infection, a study shows. Furthermore, about one in every…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to earlier concerns, the use of ultrasound contrast agents in echocardiography is not associated with an increased incidence of myocardial infarction or…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For couples undergoing fertility treatment with intrauterine insemination (IUI), pregnancy rates are similar whether single or double insemination is performed in the same…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In women undergoing in vitro fertilization, hormonal support with progesterone plus estradiol supplementation during the luteal phase after embryo transfer improves pregnancy and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter to sinus rhythm using ibutilide is more successful and less likely to trigger torsades de pointes when…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Epileptic seizures in children can be terminated at home just as well with intranasal midazolam as with rectal diazepam, a comparison study shows.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children with type 1 diabetes being treated with an insulin pump, lowering the basal insulin rate after exercise reduces the occurrence of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There appears to be no increase or decrease in mortality among arthritis patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents, when compared to standard…
