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) – In a study of very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs), a strategy of prophylactic bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) followed by early…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to placebo, ASP2151 significantly shortens the time to healing of recurrent genital herpes, investigators report in the Journal of Infectious Diseases online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with type 2 diabetes, glycemic control is better and weight loss is sustained up to 84 weeks with exenatide once weekly…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Increases in fasting blood sugar levels are often seen in patients starting niacin, sometimes to a level that suggests new onset of type…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A review suggests that wound-edge protection devices (WEPDs) may be useful in surgical patients, UK researchers report in a January 26th on-line paper…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Systematic collection of extensive family history can improve the risk assessment of cardiovascular disease in primary care, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For preterm neonates at risk of retinopathy, high-dose vitamin A supplementation started soon after birth produces a significant increase in retinal function, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sodium phosphate enemas, even in standard doses, may lead to severe metabolic disorders and death in elderly patients, warn clinicians from Israel in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – If lifestyle changes are not enough to control type 2 diabetes, metformin should be the first oral agent added to treatment, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients on beta-blockers who undergo surgery are nearly twice as likely to experience adverse events in the following months if beta-blockers are discontinued,…
