NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Only about half of small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) will increase in size, and those that grow less than 1.5 mm per year…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In HIV-infected patients, risk factors for thrombocytopenia include interruptions in antiretroviral therapy, high HIV RNA levels, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and cirrhosis,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Genital ulcers are common in HIV-infected women when antiretroviral therapy (ART) begins, particularly when CD4 counts are low or when women have had…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As a mass screening tool for diabetes and pre-diabetes in China, the fasting capillary blood glucose (FCG) test performs better than the hemoglobin…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with chronic total coronary occlusions, drug-eluting stents (DES) have better long-term outcomes than bare metal stents, according to a paper from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The benefits of statins are variable and depend on the agent being taken, a meta-analysis has shown. Pooled data from 10 randomized trials…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Consistent with their ability to block platelet aggregation, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appear to increase the risk of serious upper gastrointestinal (GI)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While the risk of stroke after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is highest in the first few days, stroke risk remains elevated even…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin prevents coronary heart disease in blacks, according to trial results published in the December American Heart Journal. “It’s very…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Endoscopic resection of large colonic polyps is a safe and cost-effective alternative to surgery, according to a paper in the December issue of…
