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 two Policy Statements published in the October issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics reiterates the need for all children in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of serious falls among elderly patients taking oxybutynin or tolterodine for urinary incontinence is similar, but oxybutynin may increase the risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) do not appear to be at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, Norwegian researchers report in a September…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with pure menstrual migraines without aura will experience greater symptom relief with a combined oral contraceptive (COC) regimen that includes four placebo…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thrombosis occurs in about one in 10 children undergoing cardiac surgery cases, with serious complications in over a quarter of those cases, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An observational study conducted in the Netherlands finds that unexplained acute pancreatitis is often associated with drugs that can cause the condition, but…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy, echocardiograms obtained before and during treatment rarely detect significant cardiotoxicity that changes treatment decisions, reports a team with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cancer patients who develop febrile neutropenia after chemotherapy but who are otherwise stable can be treated as outpatients, with no greater risk for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnancy outcomes among women with gestational diabetes are similar whether they follow a low-glycemic index (LGI) diet or a conventional high-fiber diet, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a meta-analysis of randomized trials indicate that percutaneous coronary intervention for left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease is associated with less…
