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) – Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are prescribed statin therapy for hypercholesterolemia or ischemic heart disease are at increased risk of death from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Occult Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a “rare but important” issue in adult emergency department patients, one that deserves closer attention, a team of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cigarette smoking enhanced the effects of clopidogrel in a study of diabetics with coronary artery disease. Accordingly, smokers were less likely to experience…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Real-world outcomes among patients with stable coronary disease favor percutaneous coronary intervention over routine medical care alone, according to data maintained by the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An investigational phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, avanafil, is an effective and well tolerated treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED), according to the results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Disease-free survival is not improved after resection of stage III colon cancer when cetuximab is added to chemotherapy with leucovorin, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A Canadian study confirms an increased risk of uveitis and scleritis in first-time users of oral bisphosphonates. “Patients taking bisphosphonates must be familiar…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a meta-analysis show that in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome, early use of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) compared…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A guideline issued by the American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends that actual rather than an adjusted ideal body weight should be used…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Reduced-dose chemotherapy in children with Down syndrome (DS) associated acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome effectively maintains survival, researchers report in a March…
