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…
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) – A six-month course of triple antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation reduces the risk of revascularization for up to two years, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While the risk of stroke after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is highest in the first few days, stroke risk remains elevated even…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Androgen suppression therapy – and its attendant side effects — may not be necessary for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with combination…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin prevents coronary heart disease in blacks, according to trial results published in the December American Heart Journal. “It’s very…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When allergic asthma in children can’t be controlled with medium- to high-dose corticosteroids, add-on omalizumab is effective and well tolerated, new research shows.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outpatient infusions of ketamine can significantly improve the severe pain of complex regional pain syndrome, a chronic problem after trauma, a small study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Interactions between clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors (PPI) appear to have only a small effect, if any, in older patients, report researchers from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have wide-ranging benefits and a good safety profile, published studies…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Many common medications – including some antidepressants and antihypertensives – can interfere with a test that distinguishes Cushing’s syndrome from pseudo-Cushing’s syndrome, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intra-articular corticosteroids are a good early treatment for knee osteoarthritis pain, according to a meta-analysis by Boston-based researchers. However, hyaluronic acid injected into…
