NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation by radiofrequency catheter ablation are less likely to have immediate recurrence of AF if they’re…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a meta-analysis indicate that anticoagulation may not need to be interrupted in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography. However, the quality of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with age-related macular degeneration treated with the anti-VEGF monoclonal antibodies bevacizumab and ranibizumab do not have any higher rates of mortality, MI…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rofecoxib used as adjuvant therapy does not improve survival or reduce recurrences in patients who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For women who have undergone laparoscopic surgery for severe endometriosis, ongoing chronic pelvic pain is relieved with use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There’s a 25% chance that patients with hypersensitivity to cephalosporins will also react to penicillins, a European group reports, but the risk with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with overactive bladder (OAB) may do better with fesoterodine 8 mg/d than with tolterodine extended release 4mg/d, according to the results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rates of acute rejection of lung transplants are not improved when sirolimus is added to the immunosuppressive regimen instead of azathioprine, a multicenter…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of developing symptomatic deep vein thrombosis with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is associated with the size of the catheter,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A study comparing individual therapy and family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa in adolescents has shown that both can be effective, but results seem…
