NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with the phosphodiesterase inhibitor pentoxifylline can significantly reduce proteinuria in patients with diabetic and other forms of chronic kidney disease, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with inadequately treated asthma during pregnancy are at increased risk for premature delivery, according to findings by the Organization of Teratology Information…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Findings from a new study suggest that contrary to what some researchers have hypothesized, migraine is not associated with atherosclerosis, but it may…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis, treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha antagonists may increase their risk of new-onset heart failure, and exacerbate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gastric acid suppression by proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with an increased risk of Clostridium difficile-related diarrhea in hospitalized patients, results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with radiation or chemical cystitis refractory to standard therapy, submucosal injection of botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) into the bladder wall appears…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that overweight patients with operable breast cancer are less likely than their normal weight peers to achieve a complete pathologic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that many older patients who survive colorectal cancer do not receive guideline-recommended follow-up with office visits, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) testing,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with diabetes and coronary heart disease, an impaired antiplatelet response to low-dose aspirin can be overcome by increasing the aspirin dose…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) values require routine upward adjustment during second-trimester screening for…
Hylton Mayer, MD at the Yale Eye Center discusses the pros and cons of multifocal intraocular lenses. References and Resources Kumar BV, Phillips RP, Prasad S. Multifocal intraocular…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chronic kidney disease (CKD) puts hospitalized patients at increased risk for adverse events related to potential lapses in patient safety, according to data…
