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) – Results of a case-control study suggest that psoriatic arthritis patients may have “subtle” cardiac conduction disturbances. “In surveying the literature, scant data were…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A “prepandemic” avian influenza A (H5N1) vaccine proved safe and immunogenic in a preliminary clinical trial with children, mirroring the results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Computed tomography (CT) of the chest can serve a dual purpose in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), measuring both the severity…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As indicators of arousal, elevations in the heart and respiration rates immediately after a traumatic event are predictive of future posttraumatic stress disorder…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be at increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to the results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Definitive chemoradiotherapy is an effective treatment than can be dispensed with no significant toxicity in elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The presence and severity of mental illness are associated with an increased risk of asthma, according to study findings in the December issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, tight perioperative control of blood glucose levels is linked to a lower risk of, and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term exposure to anticholinergic agents is associated with poor memory and executive function in older men, according to a report in the Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The incidence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is increased somewhat in patients with diabetes, according to results of a meta-analysis published in Diabetes Care…
