NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A low platelet count in the presence of hepatitis C viremia indicates the need to begin interferon-based treatment, regardless of the degree of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stent-assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms significantly reduces angiographic recurrence, new research shows. But using stents also increases the risk of permanent neurologic complications…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite leading guidelines that suggest clopidogrel be given for 12 months after placement of a drug-eluting stent (DES), patients treated for 6 months…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single 6-mL intra-articular injection of hylan G-F 20 (Synvisc-One, Genzyme Biosurgery) safely reduces knee osteoarthritis pain for 26 weeks, results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than a third of patients undergoing routine outpatient endoscopic procedures are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes had fewer severe hypoglycemic episodes when they started a preprandial insulin analog regimen before conception rather than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bloodstream infections are more common with the use of needle-free mechanical valve connectors in intravascular catheters, a new study shows. The needle-free mechanical…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In elderly heart failure patients with ejection fractions of 35% or less, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) can significantly improve long-term survival, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Full assessment of carotid artery plaques requires more than one imaging modality, say researchers from the Netherlands. “Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging allows…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For diagnosing pulmonary embolism, single-photon emission CT (SPECT) lung scintigraphy is a viable alternative to CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA), and it offers advantages…