WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Leflunomide (LEF) is a safe and effective first-line treatment for active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a report in the

By Megan Rauscher WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Researchers have uncovered a strong link between low bone mineral density (BMD) and verbal memory impairment in

LONDON (Reuters Health) – Prosthetic repair using polypropylene mesh, already the standard for repair of inguinal hernia, should also become the standard for treating umbilical

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Fondaparinux, a new synthetic pentasaccharide that selectively inhibits activated factor X, is more effective than enoxaparin in preventing venous thromboembolism

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Leflunomide, a member of a new class of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, maintains efficacy and safety in patients with

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Treatment with Contigen collagen implant cures or improves symptoms in most women with stress incontinence and urethral hypermobility,

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Jill Stein PHOENIX, AZ (Reuters Health) – New findings suggest that assessment of bone resorption markers during the first 3 to 6

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Jill Stein PHOENIX (Reuters Health) – Nulliparous women are at increased risk of developing postmenopausal hip fractures, according to results presented at

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) – Pentasaccharide, the first selective factor Xa inhibitor, is better than enoxaparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – High levels of interleukin (IL)-10 production in rheumatoid arthritis patients may protect against the progression of joint destruction,

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – A program of target-flow inspiratory muscle training appears to relieve dyspnea, increase walking capacity and improve health-related quality

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Patients with peripheral artery disease may be asymptomatic or suffer a wide range of leg symptoms besides those

from medicontext.co.il By Karla Gale LONDON (Reuters Health) – Application of leeches to a painful, osteoarthritic knee can provide significant pain relief that lasts for

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Even substantial decreases in cardiovascular fitness resulting from decades of inactivity can be substantially reversed with modest endurance

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The health and symptom status outcomes valued most by patients with rheumatic diseases differ considerably from those judged

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – While orthopedic implants contain potentially carcinogenic materials, hip replacement patients do not appear to have an elevated overall

מתוך nedicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with the combination of methotrexate and low-dose corticosteroids is associated with a normalization

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with the combination of methotrexate and low-dose corticosteroids is associated with a normalization

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Karla Gale LONDON (Reuters Health) – Levodopa 100 mg improves the motor recovery effects of physiotherapy in patients with hemiplegia due to

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Radiographic evidence of damage from early rheumatoid arthritis can be predicted on the basis of just four factors,