מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – A positive T-cell flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM) is strongly predictive of acute allograft rejection (AR) in the month

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Nov 30 — Pharmacia Corporation has initiated PREVENT (PRospective EValuation of Dalteparin Efficacy for Prevention of VTE in Immobilized PatieNts Trial) to

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Nov 21 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to immediately stop use of the product LipoKinetix, marketed

By Dulce Zamora New York (MedscapeWire) Nov 7 — Colon cancer screening is far more effective than aspirin in preventing development of the disease, according

By Ori Twersky WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) – Merck & Company Inc. said on Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Invanz (ertapenem

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Infection with Helicobacter pylori may increase the risk of developing larynx cancer, researchers from Turkey report. Dr. Erdinc

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Previous study findings indicate that alpha-interferon therapy is beneficial for patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Ultrasound is useful in determining the number of lymph node metastases in patients with esophageal cancer, and thereby predicting patient

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Ori Twersky WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) – Pharmaceutical makers Pharmacia Corp. and Pfizer Inc. jointly announced on Monday that Pharmacia has received approval

מתוך medicontext.co.il LONDON (Reuters Health) – Helicobacter pylori infection is thought to play a causative role in many dermatologic conditions. In the November 17th issue

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Early treatment of acute hepatitis C with a relatively short, high-dose regimen of interferon alpha-2b prevents the development of chronic

By Paula Moyer DALLAS (Reuters Health) – The investigative antiviral agent entecavir (Bristol-Myers Squibb) has the potential to broaden physicians' options for treating hepatitis B

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Megan Rauscher WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Enteric-coated didanosine (Videx EC; Bristol-Myers Squibb) is much gentler on the stomach than the original

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gilead Sciences on Friday released preliminary data from a phase III trial suggesting that its investigational nucleotide analogue

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Pantoprazole is superior to nizatidine in relieving heartburn in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and is an

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The clinical features of insulin resistance syndrome are common among patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), suggesting that NASH may be

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Even at relatively low doses, cisapride significantly increases the QT interval, according to researchers in Tainan, Taiwan. In clinical practice,

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Most patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus become negative for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) within 10

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – For patients co-infected with HIV and the hepatitis C virus (HCV), daily administration of interferon alpha-2b is more

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Esophageal dysmotility is common in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma or Barrett esophagus, and photodynamic therapy can worsen it,