NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Whether or not insulin therapy is used, normalizing glucose levels in hospitalized patients with myocardial infarction (MI) can improve survival, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As a treatment strategy for early Parkinson disease, initial therapy with levodopa versus pramipexole appears to make little difference in terms of eventual…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High blood pressure accounts for some of the disproportionately higher mortality rates among African American patients with breast cancer compared with Caucasian patients,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that metabolic syndrome, primarily the abdominal obesity component, is associated with lung function impairment. Moreover, the degree of obesity need…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii – the causative organism of the zoonotic disease Q-fever – is high among US veterinarians, particularly those who…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A fall in air pollution levels rapidly reduces airway inflammation in children with asthma and improves airway function, according to study findings reported…
Mark B. Lewin, MD, Chief, Cardiology, Co-Director Heart Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, describes how pediatric echo telemedicine allows families to have an accurate diagnosis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the real-world setting of contemporary clinical cardiology practices, adverse events following percutaneous cardiovascular procedures are substantially reduced by using radial artery access…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An analysis of data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study confirms that men with diabetes mellitus are less prone to develop prostate cancer…
Elisa Mazzaferro, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Director of Emergency Services, Wheat Ridge Veterinary Specialists, describes simple ways to protect your pet and keep them from harm in and out…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rituximab appears to be of benefit to some patients with severe proliferative or membranous lupus nephritis, according to a small French study published…
Josh Levitsky, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Hepatology, Northwestern University, discusses the management of patients in acute liver failure. References and Resources O’Neal H, Olds J, Webster N.…
