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) – In patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS), microemboli and cardiovascular events can be markedly reduced by aggressive medical therapy, Canadian research shows. This…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For diagnosing pulmonary embolism, single-photon emission CT (SPECT) lung scintigraphy is a viable alternative to CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA), and it offers advantages…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In diabetic patients, sirolimus-eluting stents reduce the risk for coronary artery restenosis compared with paclitaxel-eluting stents, a meta-analysis shows. Because the relative efficacy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of depression in low-income minorities with poorly controlled diabetes improved HbA1c and systolic blood pressure, investigators report in the December issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An investigational drug called motavizumab may offer better protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) than palivizumab in high risk children, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As the number of prescribed antithrombotic drugs after a first myocardial infarction increases, so does the risk of hospitalization for bleeding, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of undersized drug-eluting stents for saphenous vein graft lesions may reduce the long-term incidence of emboli and enzyme elevations without increasing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with bacterial meningitis, age and presenting neurologic status are the most important predictors of hearing loss, and neither dexamethasone nor glycerol…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In type 2 diabetics with multiple comorbidities, tight glycemic control does not provide the same cardiovascular benefits that it does in diabetics with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), adding divalproex to stimulant therapy can improve refractory aggression, a small study suggests. “Stimulant medications…
