NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 12 – Treatment with alendronate plus calcium supplements reduces the risk of multiple symptomatic fracture among women with osteoporosis, according
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 18 – Alendronate therapy provides a significantly greater increase in bone mineral density (BMD) than does raloxifene, but adding raloxifene
By Peggy Peck Special to DG News PHILADELPHIA, PA — April 15, 2002 — Pre-operative Folstein's mini mental score (MMS), Charlson co-morbidity index (CMI) and
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 18 – Occupational and leisure-time activity are not associated with lung cancer risk among male smokers, according to a report
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 17 According to a Harris Interactive Survey reported on April 10, almost all Internet users would like to communicate with
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 17 – Women who work during pregnancy have a significantly higher risk for hypertension and preeclampsia than nonworking mothers, Irish
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 12 – Garlic extract can prevent nanoplaque formation–the primary lesion that forms in arteriosclerosis–in arterial endothelial cells, investigators reported on
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 18 – Stationary-bicycle exercise during hemodialysis is safe and can significantly reduce blood pressure medication use, according to a report
04/05/2002 By James Adams Biological fixation with femoral conical press-fit fixation is an effective method of patellar tendon fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Several
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 16 Extracorporeal shock-wave treatments may help patients with plantar fasciitis walk without pain, according to results of a prospective randomized
LONDON (Reuters) Apr 15 – The broken foot of their team's captain has occupied the minds not only of English soccer fans but also some
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 10 – Results of a population-based study, by Spanish researchers, suggests that men with a history of vigorous sports activity
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters Health) Apr 04 – Selling steroids and other doping drugs to amateur athletes is not a crime, Italy's highest appeals court announced
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — April 16, 2002 — Older men with higher testosterone levels performed better on tests of cognition in a new study from
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Health) Apr 09 – Treatment with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors PKI166 and STI571 can reduce bone metastases associated with prostate cancer and
04/11/2002 By Veronica Rose Children with cerebral palsy benefit by femoral derotation osteotomy for the correction of anteversion and associated internal hip rotation during walking.
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 08 Delaying rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment by even a few months reduces the likelihood of achieving remission with monotherapy, according
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 10 – Results of a population-based study, by Spanish researchers, suggests that men with a history of vigorous sports activity
By W. A. Thomasson Special to DG News CHICAGO, IL — April 9, 2002 — Over a five-year period, the chronic pain of failed-back syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 10 – Dietary animal protein appears to play a protective role in the skeletal health of older women, according to