NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Protease inhibitors do not prevent complications associated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), researchers from Japan report in the December 8th Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Previous…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vaginal misoprostol applied prior to intrauterine device (IUD) insertion does not make the procedure go any easier or lessen the patient’s pain, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Spironolactone use is associated with improved long-term survival in patients with systolic heart failure, researchers from Japan report in the December American Heart…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with latent celiac disease — positive celiac antibodies but a normal small bowel biopsy — may be at increased risk of reproductive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – HCV genotype 4, previously limited to Egypt and parts of Africa, has now spread to southern Europe and other parts of world, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Recombinant surfactant protein C based surfactant (rSP-C, Nycomed) provides no benefit in patients with severe direct lung injury, but the information gained may…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – By restoring cognitive function in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), rifaximin treatment also improves their quality of life, investigators in India report.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bladder weight estimated by ultrasound doesn’t correlate with lower urinary tract obstruction, a new study suggests. Instead, clinicians should stick with urodynamic evaluation…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intrapartum translabial ultrasound (ITU) appears to be an effective way to monitor birth progress in term fetuses in cephalic presentation, researchers reported online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Having an on-site pathologist interpret tissue samples at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can lead to immediate diagnosis, researchers report in the November 23rd…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to bare metal stent implantation, patients with acute myocardial infarction and failed thrombolysis who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), do no better…
