NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than two-thirds of patients prescribed pitavastatin after an acute MI achieve target LDL cholesterol levels, and clinical outcomes are generally favorable, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a randomized trial, prolonged inhalation of low-concentration carbon dioxide for treating apnea in premature infants did not have the same benefit as…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A urinary tract infection may be more likely to spread to the bloodstream in patients who receive a red blood cell (RBC) transfusion,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In young children with acute viral gastroenteritis, rapid nasogastric rehydration (RNR) over four hours in the emergency department is as safe and effective…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The third edition of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) overestimates neurodevelopment after early complex cardiac surgery, researchers from Canada…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with diabetes achieve faster control of A1C, blood pressure and cholesterol targets when they see or have contact with their primary care…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The sensitivity of currently available PCR-based assays for diagnosing sepsis in newborns is not yet high enough to replace microbial cultures, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Direct stent implantation without balloon dilatation can be safely performed in some patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevated MI (STEMI), and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pretreatment with a 600-mg versus a standard 300-mg loading dose of clopidogrel in the setting of urgent percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevated…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy, echocardiograms obtained before and during treatment rarely detect significant cardiotoxicity that changes treatment decisions, reports a team with…
