NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding cladribine to the standard induction regimen for adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) increases the complete remission rate and consequent survival, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The likelihood of small bowel obstruction (SBO) developing because of adhesions following abdominal or pelvic surgery is generally lower with laparoscopic procedures than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sleeve gastrectomy leads to significant improvement or resolution of type 2 diabetes in morbidly obese patients, and is much more effective than intensive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech) to standard carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy offers little clinical benefit in patients aged 65 and older with non-small cell…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older patients with small localized kidney tumors treated with partial nephrectomy live longer than those treated with radical nephrectomy, a new study suggests.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ST-segment elevation MI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, dilatation with the DIOR drug-eluting balloon (DEB) before implantation of a bare metal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A population-based study conducted in Canada has uncovered an association between starting fibrate therapy and an increase in serum creatinine in older patients,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women older than age 30 are no more likely than younger women to develop hypothyroidism in pregnancy, suggest results a study from the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While the use of triclosan-impregnated sutures has been widely endorsed, they do not reduce the rate of surgical site infections, according to the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term improvement in glycemic control seen with real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is similar whether used in a patient self-management protocol or in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, twice daily inhalation of either 200 or 400 mcg aclidinium bromide significantly improves FEV1, and…
More than 50 million people every year are injured in the United States. Significant improvements have been made in surviving severe injuries because of advancements in emergency medical…
