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 low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a conventional low-fat, calorie restricted diet for patients with type II diabetes, according to results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Insulin can be safely and effectively used as a first-line treatment, in combination with metformin, in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen/progestin reduces the risk of colorectal cancer, but Israeli researchers have found that aspirin use and an active…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) conferred by oral contraceptives appears to be lowest with the older standbys: contraceptives containing levonorgestrel, progestogen-only pills,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients at high risk for coronary disease who do not sufficiently adjust their cholesterol levels with a moderate dose of a statin,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new generation of sensitive assays for measuring cardiac troponin I could enhance the diagnostic accuracy for acute myocardial infarction (MI), even early…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – “There is no strong evidence” that any significant subpopulation of breast cancer patients diagnosed in the 1980s and early 1990s was ever “cured,”…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Environmental exposure to tobacco smoke – a known risk factor for myocardial infarction and other acute coronary syndromes (ACS) – can also worsen…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stroke is uncommon after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a study of the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR).…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with high-risk esophageal varices treated with the beta-blocker carvedilol had lower rates of first bleeding episodes than patients treated with variceal band…
