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) – Outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention are just as good when a loading dose of clopidogrel is given in the cath lab just before…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stents coated with sirolimus (Cypher) and those coated with paclitaxel (Taxus) perform equally well for revascularization of saphenous vein grafts, investigators report. A…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Revised guidelines on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis related to glucocorticoid use recommend bisphosphonate therapy but withdraw endorsement of testosterone and estrogen…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The accuracy of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy for detecting vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in young children with urinary tract infections is such that it…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients hospitalized for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, treatment with linezolid is as effective as “gold standard” treatment with vancomycin. In fact, length…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The safety and efficacy of intensive statin therapy initiated soon after a first MI are maintained at 5 years, Scandinavian investigators report. They…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cervical biopsies guided by colposcopy are accurate in confirming suspected cases of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), but the negative predictive value is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A lower INR for low-risk anticoagulated patients with mechanical aortic valve replacement reduces the risk of bleeding without increasing the rate of thromboembolic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Infants with mild acute respiratory failure better tolerate noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) when it’s delivered through a helmet than with a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – By spotting pregnant women at risk for preeclampsia and starting them on low-dose aspirin before 16 weeks’ gestation, physicians can more than halve…
