NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with overweight and obese patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), normal weight and lean patients have a higher

LONDON (Reuters Health) – AstraZeneca said on Friday that it had launched its fast-acting migraine nasal spray Zomig (zolmitriptan) in Sweden at a price marginally

WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) – Consumers and their doctors need the government's help in gaining access to unbiased information and better research about alternative medicines and

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Medicare made $12.1 billion in improper payments last year, a number that reflects an improvement over previous years but also

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with type 2 diabetes, those taking a once-daily extended-release formulation of glipizide are more compliant with treatment than

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with CHF, comorbid non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) can potentiate the deterioration of lung function and exercise capacity, according

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older individuals taking lipid-lowering medications have a lower risk of dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease, compared with those not receiving these

By Karla Gale BOSTON (Reuters Health) – Examination of an isolated population for protective genes that might explain their freedom from age-related hypertension, led instead

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exercise alone can play an important therapeutic role in patients with type 2 diabetes, study results indicate. However, as the

LONDON (Reuters Health) – Most patients prescribed orlistat (Xenical; Roche) fail to lose enough weight to quality for continued therapy in Britain, according to findings

By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with mixed cryoglobulinemia is often accompanied by rheumatologic symptoms, Italian investigators

By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Problems with sleep fragmentation and circadian rhythm abnormalities are improved when patients with dementia are exposed to

By Karla Gale BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters Health) – Incorporating antioxidant-impregnated filters into cigarettes could reduce their health-damaging effects, according to data presented here Friday at

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with large hemispheric strokes, maximal cerebral perfusion pressure is achieved with horizontal body positioning, according to a report

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to widely held beliefs, triptans may be a safe and effective treatment for migraine with prominent neurologic symptoms, such

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than half of men with type 2 diabetes report erectile problems, yet only about one third say that their

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Seven hours of sleep per night appears to be ideal from the standpoint of mortality risk, according to results of

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Metoprolol treatment has anti-atherosclerotic benefits beyond those achieved with statin treatment alone, according to a report in the February issue

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Obese children usually remain obese in adulthood. However, high insulin resistance in childhood appears to reduce the risk of adult