Hylton Mayer, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor Yale University Department of Opthalmology, discusses capsular tension rings, plastic like device used at the time of cataract surgery to assist in…
Jonathan Sears, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses retinopathy of prematurity, which affects 10-15% of the 500,000 premature infants born annually in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The outcome of treatment for early prostate cancer depends on the patient’s sexual, bowel and urinary function at baseline. These factors also influence…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with cerebral ischemia, treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) is known to confer substantial benefit when given within 3 hours of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intracoronary nicardipine before elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) does not reduce post-treatment cardiac enzyme leakage in low-risk patients, new research shows. Prior research…
Activity Expiration Please note: This activity has expired. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Eisai, Inc. Release date: July 2009 Expiration date: July 2010 Estimated…
Activity Expiration Please note: This activity has expired. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Eisai, Inc. Release date: July 2009 Expiration date: July 2010 Estimated…
Activity Expiration Please note: This activity has expired. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Eisai, Inc. Release date: July 2009 Expiration date: July 2010 Estimated…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Information from previous colonoscopies may help identify low-risk polypectomy patients who are unlikely to benefit from intense surveillance, a large prospective cohort study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that survival is similar for smokers and non-smokers who undergo liver transplantation. At least one large insurance company is denying…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients with acute coronary syndromes receive non-drug-eluting, carbon-coated stents, the rate of binary angiographic restenosis rate at 6 months is low, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A phase III clinical trial comparing treatments for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma indicates that temsirolimus (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia) significantly improves progression-free…
