F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, shares insights from a review of recent study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine examining duty-hours rules at 63 residency…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients with acute coronary syndromes receive non-drug-eluting, carbon-coated stents, the rate of binary angiographic restenosis rate at 6 months is low, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A phase III clinical trial comparing treatments for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma indicates that temsirolimus (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia) significantly improves progression-free…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study-Cognition Substudy suggest that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors that cross the blood-brain barrier reduce the risk of incident…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The mortality risk associated with heart failure is increased in indigent patients with comorbid metabolic syndrome, new study findings indicate. “Metabolic syndrome is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A network of altered genes appears to play a key role in the pathogenesis of gliomas, according to a report in the Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although capsule endoscopy (PillCam COLON Capsule; Given Imaging) provides visualization of the colonic mucosa, it is not as sensitive as standard colonoscopy for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The radiation dose and, thus the cancer risk, during CT coronary calcification screening varies widely depending on the testing protocol used, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transvaginal sonography (TVS) is superior to symptom analysis for detecting ovarian cancer, while symptom analysis is better able to distinguish benign tumors, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Muscle pain and weakness in patients taking statins often reflect true muscle damage, new research shows. Moreover, real muscle injury may exist even…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that regardless of how hormone therapy is given, it increases the risk of ovarian cancer. “Our study suggests an increased…