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) – Diabetics who use drugs from the glitazone class appear to have a modest increase in risk of developing macular edema, according to study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Increased duration of television viewing in early childhood – as a proxy measure of sedentary behavior – is associated with the development of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Surgically induced weight loss is cost-effective relative to conventional therapy for the management of type 2 diabetes in obese patients, both in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dietary counseling and food fortification can improve symptoms and general health status for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study suggest that tuberculosis may be cured faster by adding moxifloxacin to a standard TB treatment protocol than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with HIV who are not started on highly activate antiretroviral therapy (HAART) until their CD4+ cell count dips below 200 cells/mm³ may…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among relatively healthy patients on hemodialysis, normalization of hemoglobin levels with epoetin-alfa, rather than partial correction, improves energy levels and reduces fatigue, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High intake of saturated and trans fats along with low intake of polyunsaturated fats is associated with cognitive decline in women with type…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with standard therapy with a nicotine patch, combination therapy with a patch, a nicotine oral inhaler, and bupropion for as long as…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Initial low-dose gentamicin given as part of the treatment for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis can cause kidney dysfunction and should not be…
