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) – Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction are elevated in premenopausal women with migraine, which may help to explain the link between migraine and strokes, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although dimenhydrinate can reduce vomiting in children with acute gastroenteritis, it does not improve oral rehydration or clinical outcomes, according to a report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Darusentan, a selective endothelin-receptor blocker, can reduce blood pressure in patients who have not reached their target levels using three or more antihypertensive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Perioperative corticosteroids reduce the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) by more than 50% in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, according to a meta-analysis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Particle beam radiation has been available since 1954, but a systematic literature review has failed to turn up statistically or clinically significant differences…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New guidelines issued jointly by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society point out that children with microcephaly are at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Findings from a systematic review indicate that while tamoxifen, raloxifene, and tibolone all reduce the risk of primary breast cancer, the drugs differ…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A dexamethasone-based protocol can cut the risk of relapse and improve survival in high-risk children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), with fewer side…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thiazolidinedione treatment of diabetes in older adults is associated with an increased fracture risk, according to a report in the August issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intracoronary streptokinase (ICSK) given immediately after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces long-term myocardial infarction size and improves left ventricular volumes and function, Turkish…
