NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Neoadjuvant treatment with erlotinib (Tarceva), an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, can help downstage bladder cancer to organ-confined disease, thereby increasing the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elevated pre-operative blood levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal-proBNP identify patients who are at increased risk for cardiovascular events within 30…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (MIRP) offers certain advantages over open retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP), such as a shorter hospital stay, it also…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tamoxifen therapy has been linked to an increased risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and now new research suggests…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with mild renal insufficiency, a single IV bolus of sodium bicarbonate can help prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) during percutaneous coronary intervention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients receiving first-line treatment for metastatic colon cancer, planned complete discontinuation of chemotherapy had a negative impact on duration of disease control…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Prospective ECG-triggering during computed tomography (CT) scanning of the heart can substantially reduce patients’ exposure to radiation while maintaining imaging accuracy close to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving high-flow oxygen therapy for 15 minutes to emergency department patients with headaches provides rapid relief and reduces hospital stays, use of CT…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sildenafil (Viagra) is associated with a number of side effects, but data on long-term harms are still lacking, a systematic review and meta-analysis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Radiofrequency tissue volume reduction (RFTVR) of the soft palate combined with partial uvulectomy is a relatively safe and effective treatment for primary snoring,…
