NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A high loading dose of clopidogrel — 600 mg — appears to be unnecessary in Asian patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stroke events are significantly less likely after carotid endarterectomy than after carotid artery stenting, particularly in the long term and among older patients,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In comparison with results in adults with diabetes, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1C) testing in younger patients doesn’t have the same level of discrimination, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children with bleeding disorders who experience head trauma, cranial CT scans are usually not necessary if symptoms are absent, investigators report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a large randomized, double-blind study suggest that the TNF inhibitor etanercept (Enbrel; Pfizer) may be more efficacious than sulfasalazine in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is not helpful in the treatment of women with unexplained recurrent miscarriage and, for now, should not be used outside…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Basal bolus glargine insulin once daily plus glulisine before meals effectively manages general surgery patients with type 2 diabetes, investigators report. Compared to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – It is not advisable to use short-term absorbable sutures for mesh fixation after Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty, researchers from Sweden conclude based on review…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nephron-sparing surgery is linked to better survival than radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma, even among patients over age 80, study findings show.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After a first myocardial infarction, treatment with a calcium-channel blocker (CCB) does not appear to diminish the efficacy of clopidogrel, according to results…
