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) – Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have increased levels of LDL-cholesterol and non-HDL-cholesterol, as well as more widely recognized alterations in triglycerides and HDL…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A high loading dose of clopidogrel — 600 mg — appears to be unnecessary in Asian patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stroke events are significantly less likely after carotid endarterectomy than after carotid artery stenting, particularly in the long term and among older patients,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Neither injectable nor oral contraceptives have a meaningful effect on glucose or insulin levels, researchers report in the January 2011 Obstetrics & Gynecology.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In comparison with results in adults with diabetes, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1C) testing in younger patients doesn’t have the same level of discrimination, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The clinical efficacy of rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) depends on the degree of B cell depletion rather than the dose of rituximab,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The response rate to high-dose pulsed intravenous glucocorticoid therapy is about 80% for patients with active Graves’ orbitopathy, German clinicians report. However, they…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The transvenous high-voltage leads of Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis implantable cardioverter-defibrillator continue to deteriorate more rapidly than the earlier Medtronic Quattro Secure ICD leads,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children with bleeding disorders who experience head trauma, cranial CT scans are usually not necessary if symptoms are absent, investigators report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a large randomized, double-blind study suggest that the TNF inhibitor etanercept (Enbrel; Pfizer) may be more efficacious than sulfasalazine in the…
