NEW YORK (Reuters Health) In statin-treated patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), high levels of the enzyme phospholipid transferprotein (PLTP) significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular events, independent…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) For patients with epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor-positive colorectal cancer and unresectable metastases, adding cetuximab to first-line treatment with irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin (FOLFIRI)…
DMC Surgeon uses minimally-invasive surgery to remove uterine fibroids to hasten recovery. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted by Detroit Medical Center
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Birth from a pregnancy affected by preeclampsia or gestational hypertension appears to be a risk factor for stroke in adulthood, new research indicates.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Annual ovarian cancer screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and CA 125 usually misses early-stage disease while it often results in unneeded surgeries, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Weekly weight measurements can accurately predict which preterm infants are likely to develop proliferative retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring treatment, according to study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although rare in the US, infant deaths due pertussis could be curbed by focusing on certain risk factors, according to a report from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a pilot study of acute ischemic stroke patients, intravenous tenecteplase administered using advanced imaging guidance in an extended window of 3 to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For carefully selected patients with stage II to IVa laryngeal cancer, platinum-based chemotherapy may be sufficient to provide pathological complete response, results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Roughly a third of US adults have high or borderline high triglyceride levels, yet very few are being treated for the condition, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Consolidation therapy with low-dose thalidomide and prednisolone can improve survival in patients with multiple myeloma who have undergone autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT), according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment with infliximab has a good safety profile and significantly reduces hospitalization and surgery rates in patients with Crohn’s disease, according to…
