NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During a no-scalpel vasectomy, lidocaine given via a short fine needle provides excellent anesthesia, Canadian and US researchers report in the May issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Clopidogrel reloading does not benefit patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) who are already on chronic clopidogrel therapy, Italian researchers reported online April…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In older patients with normal lipids but high C-reactive protein, primary prevention therapy with rosuvastatin (Crestor) does not lower mortality, but it does…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Anemia increases the risk of bleeding and death after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a new study shows.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Prostate specific antigen (PSA) doubling time as measured before radical prostatectomy does not predict biochemical progression after surgery, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A comparison of 10 seizure drugs in older epilepsy patients shows that lamotrigine is the most effective — based on 12-month retention and…
Get a real-life look at what’s happening on the ground in Haiti from Dr. Pierre Rouzier, Sports Medicine doctor at University of Massachusetts Amherst. In the aftermath of…
Program Overview The Best Practice Series in Major Depression is a series of 3-4 minute videos featuring top physicians discussing the best ways to diagnose and treat Major…
Program Overview The Best Practice Series in Major Depression is a series of 3-4 minute videos featuring top physicians discussing the best ways to diagnose and treat Major…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intra-arterial fibrinolysis improves outcomes after acute ischemic stroke, a meta-analysis confirms — and although the treatment increases the risk of hemorrhage, that doesn’t…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Urinary dipstick and microscopy testing are not good at finding urinary tract infection when pain is not one of the symptoms, UK researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients on long-term stable warfarin therapy can safely be immunized against influenza, results of study from Italy indicate. In the study, influenza vaccination…
