by Bruce Sylvester: Results from a meta-analysis of randomized trials for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke suggest that, compared to standard clot dissolving treatment, endovascular intervention, such… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: No matter what their blood pressure is at the beginning of treatment, blood pressure-lowering drugs should be offered to all persons at high risk of… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment with nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, significantly lowers the risk of common, non-melanoma skin cancer in high-risk patients, researchers reported on Oct. 21,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment with sildenafil, marketed as Viagra and other trade names, appears to improve insulin sensitivity in persons with prediabetes, as well as lowering a biological… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Anastrozole appears to be as effective as tamoxifen in treating ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very early form of breast cancer, and could offer… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Emergency room patients who report acute, lower back pain do not appear to benefit from adding either oxycodone/acetaminophen or the muscle relaxant cyclobenzaprine to naproxen… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Surgical resection is a safe and helpful treatment option for a broad range of patients with early-stage lung cancer, researchers reported online on Nov. 10,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Diabetes-related amputations have declined significantly since the mid-1990s, researchers reported in November, 2015 in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.
by Bruce Sylvester: While heart disease and stroke are the greatest killers of women in the U.S., most women there claim to have no personal connection to cardiovascular… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Thrombus aspiration preceding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) failed to improve one-year clinical outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), researchers from the TATORT-NSTEMI trial… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure patients treated with clopidogrel and aspirin instead of aspirin alone have achieved a lower monthly frequency of migraine attacks,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: When compared to 30 minutes of low-intensity exercise, short-bursts of high-intensity exercise significantly improve cardiometabolic and fitness measures in persons with newly diagnosed Type 2… read more.
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