NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sodium bicarbonate isn’t any more effective than sodium chloride at preventing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients with diabetic nephropathy, according to a new…
Anna Ferrari, MD, Professor and Co-Director GU Research at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses her experience with men who have been treated aggressively for low grade, low volume…
Anna Ferrari, MD, Professor and Co-Director GU Research at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses new research led by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology group looking at a RCT of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the short term, uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic uterine fibroids has advantages over hysterectomy or myomectomy in terms of faster recovery,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In cases of elective partial nephrectomy for localized renal cortical tumors, a warm ischemia time of up to 20 minutes is not associated…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of a point-of-care troponin T assay by paramedics before patients with suspected acute MI reach the hospital is feasible and has a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children undergoing tonsillectomy, preoperative injection of lidocaine plus bupivacaine, with or without clonidine, does not reduce the use of analgesics in the…
NEW YORK – Women with heavy or prolonged periods benefit from treatment with an oral contraceptive formulation that combines step-down estradiol valerate with step-up dienogest, a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Discontinuing clopidogrel before abdominal operation — whether elective or emergent — may not be necessary, a New York team advises. When discontinuation is…
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2011 Conference takes place on April 13-17 and The Doctor’s Channel will be providing daily highlights coverage. Check back daily for highlights…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Screening pregnant women for chlamydia using urine samples is just as accurate as when cervical secretions are used, suggests a new study published…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hydrocortisone therapy may lower the risk of nosocomial pneumonia in severe trauma patients, according to new research from France. The study also found…
