By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Temsirolimus does not improve progression-free survival in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) compared to standard treatment, according to results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases, the use of combined PET and CT imaging (PET-CT) identifies those with occult extrahepatic disease…
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with HIV treated at outpatient clinics may be at an increased risk of bone fractures, according to a new study published in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a new study testing the efficacy of atomoxetine in young children with ADHD, kids on the drug improved on some measures of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The combination of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) is often prescribed for elderly patients who do not…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with fibrinolytic therapy, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute MI is associated with a significant reduction in early mortality,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous balloon angioplasty with stenting of renal artery stenosis (RAS) added to medical therapy reduces the need for antihypertensive medication slightly, but otherwise…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among symptomatic children with chronic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, the condition does not resolve spontaneously, and chronic inflammation tends to increase…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment with the atypical antipsychotic asenapine prevents relapse of schizophrenia and is well tolerated, according to a report in the Journal of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A review published by the Cochrane Library concludes that artesunate should replace quinine as the standard treatment for severe malaria. Dr. David Sinclair,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with high platelet reactivity after percutaneous coronary intervention, treatment with a high-dose clopidogrel regimen does not improve outcomes compared with standard…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Premature babies who received a packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion were more than twice as likely to develop necrotizing entercolitis (NEC) as…
