NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a case-control study suggest that the benefit of colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer deaths is largely limited to left-sided malignancies.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients who are undernourished after experiencing an acute stroke benefit from intensive protein and energy supplementation during inpatient rehabilitation, according to results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intensive treatment to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduces carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a secondary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a phase I trial suggest that intralesional transfer of plasmid interleukin (IL)-12 enhanced by electroporation for treatment of metastatic melanoma is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A 2.5-mg dose of terbutaline at bedtime appears to prevent hypoglycemia during the night in patients with aggressively treated type 1 diabetes, without…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study suggest that just one dose of the vaccinia vaccine against smallpox provides immunity for as long as…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment with fenofibrate does not seem to reduce atherosclerosis, inflammation or endothelial dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) ? Laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) and the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) esomeprazole are similarly effective, safe, and well tolerated strategies for the management of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with resectable cancer of the pancreas, the use of neoadjuvant radiation therapy over surgery alone or surgery plus postoperative radiation therapy…
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The increase in autism prevalence that many studies have reported in recent years may be attributable, at least…
