NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Untreated gastroesophageal reflux does not appear to be a factor in poorly controlled asthma in children, as adding a proton pump inhibitor to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intraoperative complications are similar whether staging of endometrial cancer is performed laparoscopically or by laparotomy, but laparoscopy has the advantage when it comes…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Methylprednisolone does not improve outcomes in newborns undergoing cardiac surgery, and it may increase the risk of infection in some of those infants,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – N-acetylcysteine is increasingly used to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) but it is not effective, according to a paper in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous placement of a sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) is a safe and effective way to address either bare-metal (BMS) or drug-eluting (DES) in-stent restenosis,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregabalin (Lyrica; Pfizer Inc) may help patients with fibromyalgia get a better night’s sleep, in addition to easing their pain, suggest results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients on beta-blockers who undergo surgery are nearly twice as likely to experience adverse events in the following months if beta-blockers are discontinued,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A small study comparing two concentrations of abobotulinum toxin A (brand name, Dysport) in reducing forehead wrinkles indicates that greater dilution results in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The rate of radial artery occlusion after transradial catheterization increases with the size of arterial sheath used for the procedure, according to data…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fenofibrate is safe to use in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate renal impairment, researchers conclude in a report online December 30…
