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 aortic stenosis fare better when they’re treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), results of a population-based…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral propranolol given for 6 months stops the growth of infantile hemangiomas and decreases their volume and coloration, according to the results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Over the past nearly 30 years, survivors of myocardial infarction have suffered an increasing rate of osteoporotic fractures, a new population-based cohort study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The lipoarabinomannan (LAM) urinary assay isn’t accurate enough to be used for routine TB diagnosis, according to a new review in the European…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Multidetector CT (MDCT) identifies skeletal chest injuries after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) missed by conventional x-rays, researchers from Korea report in the June 12th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Resolution of pain and inflammation after cataract surgery is faster when patients are treated once a day with bromfenac ophthalmic solution, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For women giving birth, a high-dose oxytocin regimen results in a shorter duration of labor without increasing the c-section rate or adversely affecting…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – One-year survival after transcatheter aortic valves implantation in otherwise inoperable patients is “excellent” according to a new report. The findings, reported in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with type 2 diabetes who also have liver cirrhosis associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection fare significantly better when they’re treated…