NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The bone anabolic drug teriparatide is more effective than alendronate at increasing bone mineral density (BMD) and preventing vertebral fractures in patients with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exercise-induced ST-segment elevation in patients who never had a myocardial infarction (MI) is a highly specific marker of coronary artery disease and a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – MRI of the breast has the greatest potential, compared with digital mammography or whole-breast ultrasound, for detecting cancers missed by film screen mammogram,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to previous assertions, low total cholesterol is not a cause of cancer, two separate studies show. Furthermore, a lower total cholesterol level…
Stuart Fischer, MD, discusses the correlation between obesity and poor academic performance. Although there is no causal relationship between these entities, he explores the impact that obesity can…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Individuals with minimal or no coronary calcification face a low risk of cardiovascular events, according to results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nicotinic acid can reduce carotid atherosclerosis in statin-treated patients with low HDL cholesterol levels, according to a report in the Journal of the…
Stuart Fischer, MD, discusses the importance of celebrity role models in America’s collective weight problems. Influential individuals who say that it is acceptable to be overweight can have…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a follow-up study of Alaska Natives who received plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine when they were more than 6 months old, a large…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment with low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is modestly effective in preventing urinary tract infections (UTI) in predisposed children, according to a report in The…