NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intra-articular corticosteroids are a good early treatment for knee osteoarthritis pain, according to a meta-analysis by Boston-based researchers. However, hyaluronic acid injected into…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In recent-onset active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), regular medication adjustments based on disease-activity scores (DAS) improves clinical outcomes and possibly radiological outcomes as well,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite leading guidelines that suggest clopidogrel be given for 12 months after placement of a drug-eluting stent (DES), patients treated for 6 months…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single 6-mL intra-articular injection of hylan G-F 20 (Synvisc-One, Genzyme Biosurgery) safely reduces knee osteoarthritis pain for 26 weeks, results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than a third of patients undergoing routine outpatient endoscopic procedures are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For diagnosing pulmonary embolism, single-photon emission CT (SPECT) lung scintigraphy is a viable alternative to CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA), and it offers advantages…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In diabetic patients, sirolimus-eluting stents reduce the risk for coronary artery restenosis compared with paclitaxel-eluting stents, a meta-analysis shows. Because the relative efficacy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of depression in low-income minorities with poorly controlled diabetes improved HbA1c and systolic blood pressure, investigators report in the December issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of undersized drug-eluting stents for saphenous vein graft lesions may reduce the long-term incidence of emboli and enzyme elevations without increasing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), adding divalproex to stimulant therapy can improve refractory aggression, a small study suggests. “Stimulant medications…
