NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Excessive intake of fructose can increase blood pressure and induce other features of the metabolic syndrome, according to study findings presented Wednesday at…
James Rohack, MD, President of the American Medical Association discusses the importance of electronic medical records in an interview with Michael Banks, MD, co-founder of The Doctor’s Channel.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In premenopausal women with breast cancer, adjuvant tamoxifen treatment significantly reduces the risk of contralateral breast cancer, according to results of a Swedish…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Increased brain amyloid load is associated with an increased risk of progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer disease (AD), according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with estrogen plus progestin does not seem to increase the risk of lung cancer per se, but it may increase the odds…
Medical group practice executives are currently facing a plethora of challenges. The Medical Group Management Association recently revealed its annual ranking of the top 30 challenges facing medical…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation face an increased risk of Clostridium difficile-associated disease, according to a report in the September Chest. “C.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Amlodipine-based therapy is still a better treatment for uncomplicated hypertension than atenolol-based therapy, even in patients with higher baseline heart rates, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Postmenopausal breast cancer patients taking aromatase inhibitors have increased risks for carpal tunnel syndrome and new or worsening arthralgia, two studies published online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In adults with acute respiratory failure, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) reduces mortality compared with conventional ventilation support, a study from the UK suggests.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Antiretroviral therapy does not adversely affect lung function in HIV-infected patients and may actually have a beneficial effect, according to study findings presented…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Lumbar puncture is not necessary in febrile infants with a bulging fontanelle, provided that they appear well and that laboratory and imaging studies…
