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) – It makes no difference whether internal tocodynamometry or external monitoring is used during induced or augmented labor – either way, the rate of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When paroxysmal atrial fibrillation has not responded to at least one antiarrhythmic agent, radiofrequency catheter ablation is more effective at preventing further episodes…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Prompt treatment of subclinical and clinical seizures in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) can potentially decrease brain injury, according to a prospective trial…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-dose atorvastatin does not protect against contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients with kidney disease, Italian researchers report. “Statins have recently been proposed for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The biomarker procalcitonin can help guide treatment of severe bacterial infections in the intensive care unit (ICU), French investigators report online in The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving beta-blockers within 8 hours of presentation with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) does not reduce in-hospital mortality, a meta-analysis has shown. Beta-blockers reduce…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are linked to an increased risk for extremity fractures in women over age 65, findings from a large retrospective cohort study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with coronary shock and multivessel coronary disease, 30-day and 1-year mortality rates appear to be similar after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In an update to their 2005 recommendation, the US Preventive Services Task Force now recommends that clinicians screen children and adolescents ages 6…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When it comes to preventing atrial fibrillation, not all antihypertensive agents are created equal. New research suggests that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin…
