NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vitamin D deficiency is associated with myocardial dysfunction, sudden cardiac death (SCD), and death due to heart failure, German researchers report. Vitamin D,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elective appendectomy performed at the time of cesarean delivery does not increase inpatient morbidity, according to results of a randomized controlled trial. “Based…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As prophylaxis against ventilator-associated pneumonia, the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum 299 (Lp299) is as effective as the antiseptic chlorhexidine in reducing the pathogenic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of developing ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease is associated with iron levels in drinking water, according to a study in Norway.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elevated nonfasting levels of triglycerides, a marker for remnant lipoproteins, are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke, according to analysis of…
Two physicians from Seattle Children’s Hospital – Dr. Thomas Hansen, CEO, and Dr. Craig Rubens, Director of the Research Center for Microbial Pathogenesis – talk about their campaign…
Two physicians from Seattle Children’s Hospital – Dr. Thomas Hansen, CEO, and Dr. Craig Rubens, Director of the Research Center for Microbial Pathogenesis – discuss the increasing incidence…
Dr. Doug Hawkins, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Seattle Children’s Hospital, discusses the use of fluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging in measuring patients’ responses to chemotherapy. References and Resources Berkowitz…
Dr. Francis Cordova, Medical Director of the Lung Transplantation Program at Temple University School of Medicine, gives some recommendations for referring patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to widespread recommendations, early consumption of peanuts in infancy is associated with a low prevalence of peanut allergy, results of a study…
