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) – The results of a study using a special MRI technique suggest that treatment with high-dose atorvastatin can reduce inflammation in carotid artery plaques,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An analysis of “real-world” clinical data suggests that treatment with vitamin E and anti-inflammatory drugs may provide long-term benefits in slowing decline in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of the sphenopalatine ganglion is an effective treatment for patients with chronic cluster headaches who fail standard drug therapy, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a study at the German Heart Center in Munich suggest that transcatheter aortic valve implantation can lead to clinically relevant…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As a treatment for symptomatic hemorrhoids, circular stapled anopexy is associated with less pain and has higher patient acceptability than does excisional hemorrhoidectomy,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Quantitative measurements of skin elasticity is a “highly promising” non-invasive biomechanical biomarker for detecting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and predicting disease progression, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Many patients who undergo deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for Parkinson’s disease become overweight or obese, according to the results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Early postnatal magnesium sulfate infusions are neuroprotective in term infants with severe perinatal asphyxia, according to a prospective trial conducted in India and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) during the first year of life among infants vertically infected with HIV preserves the normal immune…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregabalin (Lyrica) appears to help patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) get a better night’s sleep. That’s according to a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical…
