NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gastric acid suppression by proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with an increased risk of Clostridium difficile-related diarrhea in hospitalized patients, results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with radiation or chemical cystitis refractory to standard therapy, submucosal injection of botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) into the bladder wall appears…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that overweight patients with operable breast cancer are less likely than their normal weight peers to achieve a complete pathologic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that many older patients who survive colorectal cancer do not receive guideline-recommended follow-up with office visits, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) testing,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with diabetes and coronary heart disease, an impaired antiplatelet response to low-dose aspirin can be overcome by increasing the aspirin dose…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) values require routine upward adjustment during second-trimester screening for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chronic kidney disease (CKD) puts hospitalized patients at increased risk for adverse events related to potential lapses in patient safety, according to data…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers from Spain have found a strong and independent link between cannabis use and early age at onset of psychosis. The association, they…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP) using the light-activated drug Tookad offers promise as an effective, minimally invasive salvage therapy for men with recurrent prostate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a good setting for administering the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine…