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) – Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism is present in about a third of men between the ages of 18 to 35 who have type 2 diabetes, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of cardioselective beta-blockers can improve survival in “carefully selected” COPD patients undergoing vascular surgery, according to a report in the first…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adolescent immunization rates are far from optimal, and many opportunities to make sure that teenagers receive recommended immunizations are being missed, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of nicotine gum does not help pregnant women stop smoking, but it is linked to increased birth weight and gestational age, both…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The onset of type 2 diabetes before middle age is independently associated with a higher prevalence and greater severity of diabetic retinopathy, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Asthma patients who are black tend to have more severe disease than asthma patients who are white, leading to more asthma control problems,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Frequent severe episodes of hypoglycemia associated with intensive diabetes treatment do not adversely affect cognitive function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Detection of JC virus, an important cause of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in immunosuppressed patients, is not a good predictor of PML risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than half of a cohort of over 180 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) required orthopedic surgery, and one quarter underwent at least…
