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) – Prospective ECG-triggering during computed tomography (CT) scanning of the heart can substantially reduce patients’ exposure to radiation while maintaining imaging accuracy close to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Opioid analgesics should not be used in elderly patients with osteoarthritis even if their pain is severe, because the associated risks are so…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving high-flow oxygen therapy for 15 minutes to emergency department patients with headaches provides rapid relief and reduces hospital stays, use of CT…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In utero exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may increase the risk of early delivery, low Apgar score at 5 minutes, and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sildenafil (Viagra) is associated with a number of side effects, but data on long-term harms are still lacking, a systematic review and meta-analysis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) early after acute myocardial infarction does not decrease overall mortality, investigators report October 8 in The New England…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In non-diabetic patients with hypertensive kidney disease, the risk of hyperkalemia with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is “small,” according to research reported…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People over 75 years who undergo colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy are six times more likely to experience a colon perforation than younger individuals,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Upper gastrointestinal tract pathology appears to be the norm, not the exception, in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and in people who…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Radiofrequency tissue volume reduction (RFTVR) of the soft palate combined with partial uvulectomy is a relatively safe and effective treatment for primary snoring,…