NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous infusions of iron sucrose before planned colorectal cancer surgery does not reduce perioperative blood transfusions, according to a report in the British…
This week the House of Representatives unveiled two bills addressing health system reform, The Affordable Health Care for America Act and the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act. See…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men with localized prostate cancer treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) are apt to have better sexual function afterward than men treated with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment with low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is modestly effective in preventing urinary tract infections (UTI) in predisposed children, according to a report in The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Phenothiazines are more effective than other agents, including opioids, for the treatment of acute migraine, according to a meta-analysis published in the October…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who regularly use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have better survival after a colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis, research indicates. “A wide body of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Widespread screening of overweight and obese adults for Cushing’s syndrome is not supported by a new study, even when one or more features…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Weight gain and metabolic problems complicate use of second-generation antipsychotic medications by children and adolescents, investigators report in the October 28 issue of…
DMC Heart Imaging Specialist Doctor Hamid Sattar uses the 64-slice Coronary CTA to find coronary artery disease before symptoms even appear. Detroit Medical Center For more information, please…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Liquid-based cytology is no better than conventional Pap tests in detecting cervical cancer precursors, according to a report in the Journal of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although diclofenac is commonly used to treat acute pain in children, it is not licensed for this purpose in all age groups. A…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For hypothyroid patients taking levothyroxine, therapeutic levels are best maintained by taking the medication in a fasting state, at least an hour before…
