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 persistent oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are unexpectedly at high risk for growth retardation, Israeli researchers report in a May 30th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Wide variations in intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients is associated with more progressive visual field loss, according to a report from the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The choice between carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy remains unclear for elderly patients at risk for ischemic stroke, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A comparison trial conducted in Taiwan indicates that silodosin improves lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia at least as well…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Analysis of data from the CREST study of carotid endarterectomy versus carotid stenting, shows that rates of elevated cardiac enzymes and of MI…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When asymptomatic patients with a supratherapeutic INR are seen in the emergency department, can they be treated as outpatients or should they be…
NEW Y ORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the selective T-cell co-stimulation modulator abatacept works just as well whether administered subcutaneously (SC) once a week…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who are positive for human papilloma virus (HPV) and have low-grade cervical cytological abnormalities but normal colposcopic findings are at low risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While partial nephrectomy remains the gold standard for treatment of small renal masses, laparoscopic cryoablation is a good option for selected patients, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a small preliminary study, a combination pill containing 85 milligrams of sumatriptan and 500 milligrams of naproxen sodium formulated in a rapid…
