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) – In cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, intravenous infusion of erythromycin about 30 minutes before endoscopy should be considered to improve diagnostic yield and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Anakinra is highly effective in treating patients with neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID), researchers from the National Institutes of Health report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy can be treated safely with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), according to findings published in the 24 January online issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Avanafil, another phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, improves sexual function in men with erectile dysfunction, according to a report in the January 16th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A review suggests that wound-edge protection devices (WEPDs) may be useful in surgical patients, UK researchers report in a January 26th on-line paper…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Birth defects are uncommon in offspring of women exposed to leflunomide before conception or in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men 60 years old and younger have excellent quality-of-life outcomes after proton therapy for prostate cancer, according to findings published in the January…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cabergoline in combination with low-dose pegvisomant is effective in treating patients with active acromegaly, researchers from UK report in the January 25th online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) may be an effective alternative to surgery for solitary pulmonary nodules clinically diagnosed as lung cancer, researchers from Japan…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There is no need to avoid proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in patients on the platelet inhibitors clopidogrel or ticagrelor. The increased rates of…
