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) – Pooled data from four studies indicate that everolimus-eluting stents (EES) are safer and more effective than paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) in patients with acute…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The rate of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is twice as high among surgical patients in the US with inflammatory bowel disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients undergoing hemodialysis with a dialyzer that’s sterilized by electron beam have an increased risk of thrombocytopenia, a Canadian study has shown.“Because we…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The American Academy of Neurology has updated its guideline on treating essential tremor, still recommending the use of propranolol and the primidone but…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing is sensitive and rapid in diagnosing the cause of acute respiratory infection in children, it does…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Trabeculectomy to relieve intraocular pressure (IOP) is more likely to fail if patients subsequently undergo cataract surgery, particularly if the interval between operations…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of certain antihypertensives may worsen lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), but there are significant differences between medications and genders, researchers from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) and laparoscopic cryoablation (LCA) are viable nephron-sparing options for patients with a small tumor in a solitary kidney, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Quantitative Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pj) PCR can be a valuable diagnostic tool in immunocompromised non-HIV patients, Swiss researchers report in a September 15th on-line…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Young patients who undergo surgical reconstruction of an acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear more than 3 months after the injury, appear to…
