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 patients with indolent non-Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma, a more intensive regimen of rituximab with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) does not prompt…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs) appear to reduce mortality in elderly heart failure patients with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – BRCA2, but not BRCA1, gene mutation is associated with improved survival and response to chemotherapy in women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with congenital bladder anomalies managed by enterocystoplasty do not need to undergo annual urine cytology and endoscopy, Rochester, Minnesota-based researchers report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Managing food allergy in infants, children and adolescents is nothing short of challenging, for a whole host of reasons. A State-of-the-Art Review Article…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even patients with severe migraine and tension-type headache may find relief with an over-the-counter analgesic that combines aspirin, acetaminophen and caffeine, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Insulin sensitizers may reduce the accelerated loss in muscle mass and strength seen in elderly men with type 2 diabetes, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cardiac allografts might function better when brain-dead organ donors are treated with low-dose dopamine, researchers report. They say the approach — already known…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A specially convened work group has concluded that routine screening of newborns for critical congenital heart disease, based on the detection of low…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single pediatric dose of adjuvanted vaccine against pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (pH1N1) is better than 80% effective at 10 days after administration for…
