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) – In older patients with major depression and executive dysfunction, modified problem-solving therapy is more effective than supportive therapy in reducing disability, new research…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Anticoagulation with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) dalteparin following heart valve surgery leads to fewer adverse events than does unfractionated heparin, Canadian researchers report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Restricting fluids excessively during major abdominal surgery, even using an individualized “goal-directed fluid strategy,” increases the risk of hypovolemia and impairs organ function…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Alpha-blockers and antibiotics relieve symptoms of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) better than other therapies, according to a network meta-analysis in the…
Rosuvastatin should be considered for HIV-positive people with dyslipidemia — and guidelines should be updated to reflect that, suggests a new study. Although guidelines from the Infectious Diseases…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with atrial fibrillation, strict heart rate control provides no advantage over more lenient control, according to a focused update of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravascular ultrasound guidance (IVUS) in patients treated with drug-eluting stent for bifurcation lesions, may improve long-term clinical outcomes, Korean researchers report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tinidazole is no more effective than metronidazole in bacterial vaginosis. New treatments are still needed, researchers report in an on-line paper in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women and pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should be treated with biological therapy to induce and maintain remission, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During transradial percutaneous coronary angiography, access through the left arm requires less fluoroscopy time and radiation dose than access through the right arm,…
