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…
Francis Cordova, MD, Medical Director, Lung Transplantation Program, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses indications for lung transplantation in COPD patients and the use of the BODE index.…
Kathleen Brennan, MD, Director of the Pulmonary Outpatient Clinic at Temple University School of Medicine, discusses the indications for pneumococcal vaccination. References and Resources Deuter, C., et al.…
Dr. Alexander Travis, DVM, PhD explains his latest work on possible etiology of male infertility involving the ability of the sperm plasma membrane to properly interact and respond…
