NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant women with acute trauma, computed tomography accurately identifies placental abruption, Arizona researchers report. Up to 40% of pregnant women with severe…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation is an effective therapy for overactive bladder symptoms, according to a report in the April issue of The Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In diabetics with heart failure, use of metformin is associated with a lower risk of mortality than use of other anti-diabetic agents, even…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adjuvant chemotherapy, with or without postoperative radiotherapy, improves survival in patients with operable non-small-cell lung cancer, according to a March 24th online report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In young children with type 1 diabetes, early treatment with an insulin pump — preferably starting at diagnosis — improves metabolic control, new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The largest public medical institution in France has dramatically reduced its methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rates, achieving a relative reduction of more…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Breast cancer patients with ATM missense variants who receive radiation therapy appear to be at increased risk for contralateral breast cancer, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bilateral thalamic stimulation reduces seizure frequency and severity in medically refractory epilepsy, new study findings show. About a third of people with epilepsy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a small study of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, the free fatty acid form of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA-FFA) reduced both the size…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ultrasound surveillance is a safe alternative to immediate resection for small testicular masses discovered incidentally, Canadian researchers report. Small testicular masses are occasionally…