NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of radiation dose-reduction techniques can decrease the amount of radiation a patient receives during cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) without compromising image quality,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Data from the UK General Practice Research Database suggest that failure to prescribe antibiotics when patients present with a lower respiratory tract infection…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to some earlier reports, the results of a clinical registry study and systematic review suggest that male and female stroke patients have…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Blacks are almost twice as likely as whites to develop acute lung injury (ALI), according to study findings presented Tuesday at the American…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Carotid artery stenting (CAS) followed immediately by on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a feasible treatment for high-risk patients who have both…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children who are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke appear to be at increased risk for early emphysematous lung changes decades later, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of heterotopic ossification in victims of war injuries is roughly 65%, much higher than the rates typically reported with civilian trauma,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a study using a special MRI technique suggest that treatment with high-dose atorvastatin can reduce inflammation in carotid artery plaques,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a study at the German Heart Center in Munich suggest that transcatheter aortic valve implantation can lead to clinically relevant…