Postoperative surgical site infections were increased for patients treated with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps after intestinal surgery, according to results of a retrospective chart
Low- and high-intensity resistance exercise training result in similar and significant improvements in strength, endurance, and stair climbing ability in older adults, according to a
Even relatively young adults with low LDL cholesterol levels benefit more from statins administered for high C reactive protein (CRP) levels than from cancer screening
The risk of ovarian cancer is significantly reduced among women with a high intake of calcium derived from dairy products, according to a report in
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen on Tuesday charged the pharmaceutical industry with using a front group to fund misleading television advertisements in support of
Risk of ovarian cancer, even in women who have had a hysterectomy, increases with use of estrogen but not estrogen-progestin, according to results of a
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 08 – Mass vaccination in the event of a smallpox attack would stop an epidemic faster and result in fewer
July 9, 2002 Results of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), reported in the July 17 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association,
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters Health) Jul 10 – The number of children who lose one or both parents to AIDS could increase to 25 million by
LONDON (Reuters) Jul 05 – AIDS has already killed nearly 22 million people but a leading expert warned on Thursday that the global epidemic hasn’t
Contrary to some previous findings, users of topical sunscreens appear to be at no increased risk of developing malignant melanoma, Wisconsin-based researchers report in the
Making better use of existing knowledge and cost-effective methods to prevent and treat cancer could save millions of lives each year, the World Health Organization
New guidelines to promote cardiovascular health among US children have been issued by the Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity of the Council on Cardiovascular
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 21 – In patients treated for moderate to severe cocaine abuse, 5-year outcomes are related to the duration of initial
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 21 – Using family history as the basis for selective screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) would result in missing most
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 24 – The inverse association between dietary nut intake and total coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality is largely due to
Friday is the most common day for patients to be discharged from hospital. A study in this issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal indicates
June 17, 2002 A two-pronged approach to stroke rehabilitation improves recovery from chronic hemiparesis, as described in the June issue of Stroke, a journal
June 13, 2002 Intranasal mupirocin reduces post-operative Staphylococcus aureus infection in patients who were nasal carriers preoperatively, according to results of a trial reported
Waking up from sleep at night because of pain in the hand is a more sensitive test for carpal tunnel syndrome than two more common