Xylitol is a 5-carbon sugar alcohol that has been shown to prevent caries when incorporated into chewing gum and reduce the incidence of acute otitis media when incorporated…
Each month 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) – Acupuncture given simultaneously with radiotherapy to the head and neck reduces the development and severity of xerostomia (dry mouth) and improves quality of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thoracoscopic unilateral extended thymectomy (TUET) is “the best treatment option” for patients undergoing surgery for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis, clinicians from Romania conclude in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Triamcinolone acetonide injected through the cricothyroid membrane prompts significant improvement in patients with vocal nodules. Almost half of the nodules disappeared within weeks,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Five-year survival rates are not significantly different for patients with esophagogastric cancer whether they undergo transthoracic or transhiatal esophagectomy, according to the findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The beta-blocker propranolol is superior to traditional first-line oral corticosteroids in the treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IHs), conclude pediatric dermatologists from Miami, Florida.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During thyroidectomy, the technique used to identify the all-important recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) matters when it comes to the chances of paralysis of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral propranolol given for 6 months stops the growth of infantile hemangiomas and decreases their volume and coloration, according to the results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Argon plasma coagulation (APC) in combination with another method of esophageal recanalization is better than APC alone as palliative therapy in patients with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a meta-analysis of studies comparing conventional tonsillectomy techniques with technology-assisted procedures, vessel sealing systems demonstrated advantages in terms of postop pain and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding oral methylprednisolone to antibiotic therapy has benefits in children with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), according to results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study…
