NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Of the three modalities available for treating native coarctation of the aorta, balloon angioplasty yields less favorable outcomes than surgical correction or stenting,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exposure to thienopyridines before cardiac surgery is associated with increased risk of postop stroke, rebleeding and mortality, without any reduction in MI risk,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Symptoms considered typical of chronic rhinosinusitis are often nonspecific and do not warrant antibiotic treatment, according to findings reported in Clinical Infectious Disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For adult patients seen in the emergency department with acute bone fracture, a sublingual dose of buprenorphine is as effective as intravenous morphine…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to expectations, left ventricular (LV) pacing is not superior to simultaneous biventricular (BiV) pacing in certain patients with symptoms of heart failure,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes of bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with elevated vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MICs) are better when treated with daptomycin…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer, treatment with gemcitabine and cisplatin before radical surgery is associated with better survival than is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Placement of synthetic mesh to reinforce anterior vaginal prolapse repair is associated with improved anatomic outcomes at two years, a study shows. However,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acupuncture given simultaneously with radiotherapy to the head and neck reduces the development and severity of xerostomia (dry mouth) and improves quality of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Porcine surfactant (poractant alfa) may work better than bovine surfactant (beractant) in preterm newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), according to results of…
