NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although dimenhydrinate can reduce vomiting in children with acute gastroenteritis, it does not improve oral rehydration or clinical outcomes, according to a report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Darusentan, a selective endothelin-receptor blocker, can reduce blood pressure in patients who have not reached their target levels using three or more antihypertensive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Perioperative corticosteroids reduce the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) by more than 50% in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, according to a meta-analysis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Particle beam radiation has been available since 1954, but a systematic literature review has failed to turn up statistically or clinically significant differences…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New guidelines issued jointly by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society point out that children with microcephaly are at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Findings from a systematic review indicate that while tamoxifen, raloxifene, and tibolone all reduce the risk of primary breast cancer, the drugs differ…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A dexamethasone-based protocol can cut the risk of relapse and improve survival in high-risk children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), with fewer side…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thiazolidinedione treatment of diabetes in older adults is associated with an increased fracture risk, according to a report in the August issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intracoronary streptokinase (ICSK) given immediately after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces long-term myocardial infarction size and improves left ventricular volumes and function, Turkish…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When metformin and a sulphonylurea or a glinide fail to bring type 2 diabetes under control, adding pioglitazone may do the trick, French…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-dose N-acetylcysteine decreases the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy, results of a meta-analysis indicate. “N-acetylcysteine has the advantages of being relatively innocuous, inexpensive, and…
It appears that physicians are not immune the economic struggles present in the United States. Modern Physician’s 16th annual Physician Compensation Survey found that most physicians received smaller…
