NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the short term, uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic uterine fibroids has advantages over hysterectomy or myomectomy in terms of faster recovery,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children undergoing tonsillectomy, preoperative injection of lidocaine plus bupivacaine, with or without clonidine, does not reduce the use of analgesics in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Screening pregnant women for chlamydia using urine samples is just as accurate as when cervical secretions are used, suggests a new study published…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hydrocortisone therapy may lower the risk of nosocomial pneumonia in severe trauma patients, according to new research from France. The study also found…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is the best choice for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease who are also diabetic, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuter Health) – With the availability of more sensitive troponin I assays, lowering the diagnostic threshold for detection of myocardial necrosis from 0.20 to 0.05 ng/mL…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a new study testing the efficacy of atomoxetine in young children with ADHD, kids on the drug improved on some measures of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with fibrinolytic therapy, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute MI is associated with a significant reduction in early mortality,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous balloon angioplasty with stenting of renal artery stenosis (RAS) added to medical therapy reduces the need for antihypertensive medication slightly, but otherwise…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among symptomatic children with chronic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, the condition does not resolve spontaneously, and chronic inflammation tends to increase…
