NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The diagnosis of colorectal cancer will be delayed or missed in a substantial number of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) if colonoscopic…
John D. Kelly, IV, MD, Vice Chairman/Director, Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses simple treatments to reduce the painful symptoms associated with arthritis. References and Resources…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Topical gabapentin is a well tolerated, effective treatment for relieving the pain of localized and generalized vulvodynia, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) For the 5% to 10% of adults who fail to mount an adequate response to the standard hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine regimen, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A small but significant increase in mortality is seen within 120 days of transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy, according to a report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Multislice CT detects proximal coronary atherosclerotic plaque or obstructive coronary artery disease in “a significant proportion” of patients with a low or intermediate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Finnish researchers report evidence that proliferative diabetic retinopathy, like diabetic nephropathy, clusters in families, suggesting that genetic factors play a role in its…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The Alzheimer’s drug memantine appears to be a useful treatment for binge eating disorder, significantly reducing the frequency and severity of binge episodes,…
Mary Wright, MD, Associate Professor & Director, Breast Center, Section of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, discusses the mammography and its impact on…
Gerard J. Criner, MD, Director/Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses lung volume reduction surgery and the emergence of…
