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) – As a treatment for early multiple sclerosis, alemtuzumab, an antibody that targets CD52 on lymphocytes and monocytes, is more effective than interferon beta-1a,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gene expression in peripheral-blood mononuclear cells appears to be useful in determining the presence and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, alcohol septal ablation results in sustained clinical and hemodynamic improvement, according to a prospective study spanning…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In combination with methotrexate, tocilizumab, an IL-6 receptor inhibitor, can safely improve the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Encephalitis caused by human herpesviruses may trigger acute retinal necrosis, even years after the initial illness, Dutch investigators report in the October 14…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Passive cycling movements and transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation during hemodialysis can improve blood pressure and enhance removal of urea and phosphate, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As initial therapy in patients with low-risk, stable coronary artery disease, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) added to medical therapy is more effective than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Physical activity, even at light or moderate intensities, attenuates the risk of endometrial cancer associated with excess weight, according to findings from the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Following transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO), migraine relief may occur despite residual right-to-left shunt, researchers report in the October 1st…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nephropathy associated with iodinated contrast medium exposure can be fatal, physicians report in the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. However, the mortality…
