NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with bezafibrate for patients with coronary heart disease appears to reduce long-term mortality, new research indicates. The drug’s ability to raise HDL-cholesterol…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although the incidence of health care-associated Clostridium difficile infections remained stable in Canada between 1997 and 2005, the attributable mortality nearly quadrupled, according…
Gregory J. Artz, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, discusses the use of microvascular decompression surgery for treatment of trigeminal…
Organic chemist professor Edward Biehl PhD , Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, discusses the discovery of a new compound that aims to prevent neurodegeneration…
David M. Cognetti, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, discusses optimal care for head and neck cancer patients. Sponsored by…
Dr. Andrea Looney, DVM, DiP/ACVA, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, demonstrates the process of rehabilitating a labrador from a stroke in the cervical spinal cord…
Edward R. Eisner, D.V.M., Veterinary Dentist, Denver Veterinary Dental Service, describes the educational process after a student gains a D.V.M., and the path required to specialize as a…
Edward R. Eisner, D.V.M., Veterinary Dentist, Denver Veterinary Dental Service, describes benefits of dental braces in dogs and cats. Sponsored by The Doctor’s Channel
Edward R. Eisner, D.V.M., Veterinary Dentist, Denver Veterinary Dental Service, describes the procedure of treating a broken canine tooth with exposure of the pulp. References and Resources Woodward…
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,…
