NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Roflumilast is safe and reduces exacerbations in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are also using a long-acting beta-2 agonist…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is as effective as systemic progestogen regimens for endometrial protection in women taking estrogen replacement therapy for menopausal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis often have gastroesophageal reflux (GER), and use of medication to treat this condition is associated with increased survival,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As a first-line operation for primary open-angle glaucoma, insertion of a Molteno drainage tube provides better control of intraocular pressure (IOP) than does…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to previous studies in term infants, preterm newborns requiring resuscitation do best when given 100% oxygen followed by frequent titration, rather than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In infants and young children with cystic fibrosis, treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection based on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) rather than oropharyngeal cultures does not…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Residents and workers exposed to dust after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) manifest signs of regional distal airways dysfunction,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with a history of an atrial switch procedure for congenital d-transposition of the great arteries are at risk of untoward pregnancy outcomes,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For many patients with HIV receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), routine bone mineral density (BMD) assessment may not be necessary because BMD…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with atrial fibrillation on amiodarone, the incidence of thyroid dysfunction is identical in those taking the brand-name formulation of the drug…