NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with severe sepsis, early rather than later treatment with drotrecogin alfa (activated), in conjunction with other recommended therapies, may improve survival,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a large meta-analysis of trial data suggest that blood pressure-lowering drugs can help prevent cardiovascular disease in any at-risk individual,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the acute treatment of persistent insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) plus zolpidem is more effective than CBT alone, but in the long-term,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term adjuvant therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2b (PEG-IFN-alpha-2b) for advanced melanoma improves recurrence-free survival, investigators report in an early online release from the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with epinephrine and dexamethasone in the emergency room may help infants with bronchiolitis avoid hospital admission, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An analysis of “real-world” clinical data suggests that treatment with vitamin E and anti-inflammatory drugs may provide long-term benefits in slowing decline in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregabalin (Lyrica) appears to help patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) get a better night’s sleep. That’s according to a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Evidence-based guidelines released Monday recommend that women with epilepsy avoid taking the antiepileptic drug (AED) valproate during pregnancy. "Good evidence shows that valproate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that use of statin therapy in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The presence of multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with increased prostate cancer risk, coupled with a positive family history, accurately identify men…