NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that older patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma glean as much benefit from sorafenib as do their younger counterparts. Moreover,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that obesity not only increases the risk of first atrial fibrillation, it also increases the odds that paroxysmal atrial fibrillation…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In men, the risk of developing breast cancer is increased by having a first-degree relative with breast cancer, being obese and physically inactive,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism is present in about a third of men between the ages of 18 to 35 who have type 2 diabetes, researchers…
Dr. Talissa Altes from the University of Virginia Health System discusses the use of hyperpolarized gas MRI in diagnosing and treating asthma and other pulmonary disorders. References and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of cardioselective beta-blockers can improve survival in “carefully selected” COPD patients undergoing vascular surgery, according to a report in the first…
Dr. Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, FACS from the Yale Eye Center discusses factors in the development of macular degeneration, including genetics, age and race. References and Resources Swanson,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adolescent immunization rates are far from optimal, and many opportunities to make sure that teenagers receive recommended immunizations are being missed, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of nicotine gum does not help pregnant women stop smoking, but it is linked to increased birth weight and gestational age, both…
Rasheed A. Balogun, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Virginia Health System, discusses the risk factors and rising worldwide incidence…
