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) – Encouraging results with total arch replacement combined with stented “elephant trunk” implantation suggest that this strategy should become a new standard of management…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among women with a singleton pregnancy, prior preterm birth, and a short cervix, cerclage significantly reduces the risk of another preterm delivery, as…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Recovery is faster after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction when standard rehabilitation is enhanced with neuromuscular electrical stimulation delivered by an integrated thigh-sleeve…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Retropubic or transobturator placement of tension-free vaginal tape are both effective techniques for reducing stress urinary incontinence in women. However, leg or groin…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The vasodilatory effect of inhaled nitric oxide does nothing to ease the severity of vaso-occlusive crises in patients with sickle cell disease. That…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Erythromycin infusion fosters preparation of the upper gastrointestinal tract for endoscopy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding without the need for nasogastric tube…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Finasteride reduces clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) over the long term in men with prostate volumes of 30 mL or greater,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research from Japan suggests that antenatal corticosteroids promote survival in extremely preterm infants born at 22 to 23 weeks gestation. Based on…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adrenal involvement is rare in cases of renal cell carcinoma, even when the tumor is large or in the upper pole. Therefore, concurrent…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even with routine use of stents and thienopyridines such as clopidogrel for elective percutaneous coronary intervention, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPIs) such as abciximab…
