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…
James Rohack, MD, President of the American Medical Association, discusses the ongoing debate over health system reform in an interview with Michael Banks, MD, co-founder of The Doctor’s…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Given that arterial lines are used less frequently in pediatric ICUs these days, the criteria for diagnosis of acute lung injury are less…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The combination of pentoxifylline and vitamin E prevented radiation-induced lymphedema among breast cancer patients in a phase II trial in Sweden. The finding…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Starting estrogen-progestogen therapy close to menopause may increase the risk of breast cancer, even with short-duration treatment, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the antiarrhythmic dronedarone is less effective than amiodarone at maintaining sinus rhythm, but it has fewer adverse…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that the outcomes of localized prostate cancer following conservative management have improved in the last few decades. According to the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients who need coronary artery bypass grafts or an aortic valve have significant carotid stenosis, some surgeons combine the cardiac surgery with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction are elevated in premenopausal women with migraine, which may help to explain the link between migraine and strokes, according…
