NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Roughly one in five deaths after lumbar fusion surgery is related to analgesic use, according to a report in the April 1st issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The progestin dienogest is as effective as the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist buserelin for symptoms of endometriosis, with less reduction in bone mass, physicians…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – By binding dietary oxalate, calcium supplements or calcium-containing foods may be useful in the management of hyperoxaluria, new research suggests. Hyperoxaluria is present…
Kim Korte, Manager of the Child Life Program at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, discusses their novel play areas for kids. To learn more, please visit:…
Rasheed A. Balogun, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Virginia Health System, discusses the risk factors for Chronic Kidney Disease…
James A. Underberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at NYU Medical School, discusses the interpretation of recent NHANES data relating to the…
James A. Underberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at NYU Medical School, discusses how to approach and treat a patient with elevated…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spine Specialist, discusses back pain, a condition that one in three Americans will experience, its diagnosis, causes and treatment options. References and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with synchronous primary ovarian and endometrial cancers have better survival rates than women with single ovarian cancers do, according to a report…
Talissa A. Altes, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology at University of Virginia Health System, discusses the use of hyperpolarized gas MRI to study asthma. References and Resources de…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Diabetics who use drugs from the glitazone class appear to have a modest increase in risk of developing macular edema, according to study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Increased duration of television viewing in early childhood – as a proxy measure of sedentary behavior – is associated with the development of…
