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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Liver enzyme elevations occur in up to a third of patients with inflammatory arthritis who take methotrexate, leflunomide, or both, a cohort study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Not only do high-dose statins more effectively prevent first cardiovascular events compared to moderate doses, the higher doses are also better at preventing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stent-assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms significantly reduces angiographic recurrence, new research shows. But using stents also increases the risk of permanent neurologic complications…