NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – HIV-positive patients taking efavirenz are at risk for clinically significant vitamin D deficiency, and for excessive bone turnover if they are taking tenofovir,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of developing obesity-related cancer such as breast cancer or prostate cancer is apparently not curtailed in patients who undergo bariatric surgery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Independent of the usual markers of glycemic control, the amplitude of daily glucose excursions is associated with cognitive function in elderly patients with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cumulative exposure to particular antiretroviral agents in patients being treated for HIV infection is associated with an increased risk of developing chronic kidney…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Since the advantage of adding chemotherapy to surgical resection of early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer was demonstrated a few years ago, the strategy has…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treating rheumatoid arthritis aggressively in the early stages, aiming for remission, produces good outcomes that are maintained for at least a decade- this…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients taking clopidogrel because of their high risk for cardiovascular events are more likely to have a major event if they carry the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The notable accumulation of visceral fat that occurs in some patients with HIV who are on antiretroviral drugs can be reduced substantially by…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Radiographic progression of rheumatoid arthritis is reduced to comparable degrees by DMARDs (disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs), glucocorticoids, biologics and combination treatments, a Danish…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A modified procedure intended to improve on Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease has been shown in an Australian study to actually have…