NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The early use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) reduces the number of preterm babies who are intubated and given surfactant. In…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A small randomized study found no therapeutic advantage to high-dose vitamin D2 supplementation over and above ongoing low-dose vitamin D2 supplementation in patients…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Testing for autoantibody against the 155-kDa protein is a “highly accurate” tool for diagnosing cancer-associated myositis in adults with dermatomyositis, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The Oncotype DX test, based on reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), for HER2 gene amplification in breast cancers has an “unacceptable” false-negative…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Therapy aimed at reducing levels of amino-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with chronic heart failure (HF) is more beneficial than standard…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children having surgery, isotonic parenteral maintenance fluids (PMS) are safer than hypotonic PMS in guarding against postoperative hyponatremia, with six the number…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pooled data from four studies indicate that everolimus-eluting stents (EES) are safer and more effective than paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) in patients with acute…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients undergoing hemodialysis with a dialyzer that’s sterilized by electron beam have an increased risk of thrombocytopenia, a Canadian study has shown.“Because we…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing is sensitive and rapid in diagnosing the cause of acute respiratory infection in children, it does…
