Results of a new trial of treatments for chronic whiplash pain, published in The Lancet, suggest that expensive, intense physiotherapy sessions do not show any additional benefit over a… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Post non-cardiac surgery treatment with low-dose clonidine increased rates of clinically important hypotension and non-fatal cardiac arrest, researchers from the POISE-2 trial have reported.
The most frequently used mechanical circulatory assist device in the world may have untapped potential, physicians say. One of many uses for the intra-aortic balloon pump is helping… read more.
Report from the ACC Annual Scientific Meeting, 29 – 31 March 2014 in Washington. Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are associated with reduced mortality and cardiovascular events in patients… read more.
A new drug treatment has been found to be effective against chronic pain caused by nerve damage, also known as neuropathic pain, in patients who have had shingles.
New interim analysis study findings presented for the first time today at the 55th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans suggest bendamustine and rituximab… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers have developed a new method to predicting which patients with heart failure will do well with treatment and which patients will not.
First therapy to target damage after heart attack could transform field. After a heart attack, much of the damage to the heart muscle is caused by inflammatory cells… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Prophylactic use of the breast cancer drug anastrozole for five years reduced by 53% the development of breast cancer in post-menopausal women at high… read more.
Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to… read more.
Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that an experimental cancer drug which has shown efficacy in treating melanoma also shows promise in treating non-small cell lung cancer, a… read more.
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