NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Routine periodic fasting is associated with reduced incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes, according to findings from the Intermountain Heart Collaborative…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As a treatment for multiple myeloma, autologous stem cell transplantation can be performed on an outpatient basis, resulting in shorter hospital stays and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Surgery appears to be safe option in treatment of certain elderly patients with renal tumors, German researchers report in the September issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High pregnancy rates can be achieved after in vitro fertilization via intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using sperm cryopreserved before treatment of malignancy in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Implementation of a breast cancer screening program has a “profound impact” on breast cancer mortality, according to a study in the Netherlands. “About…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a small study suggest that supplementation with vitamin D can restore production of an antimicrobial peptide in patients with atopic…
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…
