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) – A molecular complex of aspirin and phosphatidylcholine called PL2200 seems to protect against acute gastroduodenal erosion and ulceration in older adults at risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elevated systolic blood pressure and low diastolic blood pressure are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among patients with type 2…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In adolescents and adults with active eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a 15-day induction course of nebulized budesonide is sufficient to induce histologic remission and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A newer ureteral stent, designed to be more comfortable than an older stent, actually isn’t, according to results of a randomized controlled trial.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vaccinating pregnant women against influenza is a highly effective way of keeping their infants from being hospitalized with influenza in the first six…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Initiating mediastinal nodal staging of suspected lung cancer with endosonography, followed by surgical staging (mediastinoscopy) if needed, improves the detection of metastases and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There appear to be several problems with the current clinical staging criteria for localized prostate cancer, according to a study published online today…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite declining use, perineal radical prostatectomy (PRP) yields outcomes that are equal to, or better than, those of retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Routine screening for coagulation abnormalities before oocyte retrieval for in vitro fertilization (IVF) is costly and not clinically effective, researchers from Israel found…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In older men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) bothered by nocturnal polyuria, a low dose of desmopressin at bedtime can help, according to…
