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,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For now at least, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) does not recommend that nontraditional risk factors for coronary heart disease be…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In most patients who receive drug-eluting stents for unprotected left main disease, restenosis can be managed with a minimally invasive approach, including placement…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For diagnosing heart failure-related pleural effusions, pleural fluid levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) are more accurate than BNP levels, say researchers…
Jorge Reyes MD, Director of Transplant Program, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, describes pediatric multi-organ transplant in children who have lost their intestine or function of…
Elisa Mazzaferro, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Director of Emergency Services, Wheat Ridge Veterinary Specialists, describes the most common causes of coagulopathy or bleeding in animals, their diagnoses and treatment.…