Many patients experiencing depression prefer psychotherapy over taking antidepressant medications. However, around 75 percent of primary care patients who are diagnosed with depression experience barriers making it difficult…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Preoperative hysteroscopy can be safely used as a diagnostic tool in women with endometrial cancer, according to a report in the April 30th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Higher thyrotropin levels are associated with an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a report in the May 2012 Obstetrics &…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For localized renal tumors, partial nephrectomy confers a survival advantage and a lower risk of severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) after surgery, relative…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with unfractionated heparin (UFH) monotherapy, bivalirudin use in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention via the femoral artery is associated with significantly decreased…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to some study findings, statin therapy does not increase the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) significantly, according to the results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Monthly intramuscular injection of a depot formulation of aripiprazole delays the time to impending relapse in stabilized adults with schizophrenia, and has a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During non-trauma-related gastrointestinal and biliary tract surgery, use of an impervious plastic wound edge protector significantly cuts the risk of surgical site infections…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with type 2 diabetes, intensive control of blood sugar reduces the risk of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria, but its impact on hard…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For the millions of patients who come to the ED each year complaining of chest pain, an accelerated diagnostic protocol can accurately identify…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treating all patients at intermediate cardiovascular risk with a moderate-dose statin would decrease adverse cardiovascular events to the same extent as a prevention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients younger than 50 with colon cancer derive similar benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy as older patients, according to study results reported in the…
