NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with localized prostate cancer can be treated successfully with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), with results comparable to those expected with external-beam radiation…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes are better for patients with total coronary artery occlusions when percutaneous coronary intervention is performed with sirolimus-eluting stents rather than with bare…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Eptifibatide and tirofiban are effective alternatives to abciximab given during primary percutaneous intervention for ST-elevation MI, according to the results of a meta-analysis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – On a matched-pair analysis, the results of decompressive surgery followed by radiotherapy for metastatic spinal cord compression were seen to be similar to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A South African study shows that HIV-infected patients do better when they begin treatment above rather than below 200 cells/µL. The results, reported…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation MI are better when the procedure is performed via the radial artery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – According to a new report, primary care patients who may have a drug use disorder can be reliably identified with a single-question screening…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who have a clinical response to treatment with the biologic agent abatacept experience a significant improvement…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – First-line therapy with zidovudine and interferon-alpha improves overall survival in patients with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), according to the results of a retrospective…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with chronic heart failure have a higher mortality risk or are more likely to undergo a heart transplant if they have low…
