- MELD Has Many Clinical Applications
- International Approvals: Pariet, Fludara Oral, Sandoglobulin NF Liquid
- Active Surveillance Underutilized in Prostate Cancer
- Experts Detect Lung Cancer Using Color Sensor Breath Test
- Lipid Levels Higher Than Recommended Goals at Stroke Admission
- Higher Dose of Vitamin D May Reduce Risk for Falls in Nursing Home Residents
- Monitor Bone Health of Childhood Cancer Survivors
- Psychiatric Factors Linked to Increased Risk for Misuse of Opioid Medications
- Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization Rates on the Rise
- Entecavir Can Generate Resistance Mutations in HIV
- Merck's Integrase Inhibitor Gets a Name: Raltegravir
- Migraine With Aura Linked to Hemorrhagic Stroke in Women
- FDA Safety Changes: Pexeva, Vfend, Suprane
- Antioxidant Vitamins May Increase Mortality
- Cognitive-Behavioral Features Prolong Symptoms of IBS
- Exercise May Reduce Risk for COPD in Smokers
- Genomewide Genotyping Turns Up Potential Targets in Sporadic ALS
- Psychiatric Factors Linked to Increased Risk for Misuse of Opioid Medications
- AHA Updates NSAID Advice for Heart Disease Patients
- New Score Predicts Mortality After Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
- Brain Volume May Predict Rate of Brain Atrophy in MS
- Most Patients With Asthma Have Suboptimal Control
- Maraviroc Data Debut at CROI
- Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Risk Persists Over Time
- AHA Updates NSAID Advice for Heart Disease Patients
- Common Over-the-Counter Analgesics May Increase Hypertension Risk in Older Men
- FDA Safety Changes: ADHD Drugs
- Budesonide-Formoterol Combination Produces Effective Rapid Bronchodilation
- Possible Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease Identified
- Infants Who Wheeze With Common Cold More Likely to Progress to Asthma
- Novel Drug Significantly Reduces Visceral Fat in HIV-Infected Patients
- Experts Advise Focus on HIV Prevention
- Integrative Approach Helps Relieve Depression in Patients With CVD
- Debate Continues Over Utility of Metabolic Syndrome
- FDA Approvals: RPM, HumaPen Memoir-Luxura HD, Gateway
- Raw Garlic and Garlic Supplements Offer No Effect on Lipids
- Oral Satraplatin as Second-Line Therapy in Advanced Prostate Cancer
- The Cutting Edge of Renal-Replacement Therapy
- AHA Guidelines for CVD Prevention in Women Focus on Lifetime Risk Factors
- Salmeterol Plus Fluticasone Improves Outcomes in COPD
- Oral, not Transdermal, Estrogen Increases Risk for VTE in Women
- Toremifene May Counter Adverse Effects of Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer
- Older Age Not A Factor in Pilots' Ability to Fly
- Infants Who Wheeze with Common Cold More Likely to Progress to Asthma
- Novel Technology Shows Promise in Diabetes Management
- Pilots' Ability to Fly Determined By Expertise, Not Age
- Pulmonary Artery Catheter Appears Unnecessary for ARDS Patients
- C-Reactive Protein Could Predict Prognosis in Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Improved With Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test
- High-Glycemic-Index Carbohydrate Meals May Shorten Sleep Onset
- Key Features of Chronic Dizziness Improve Diagnosis and Therapeutic Outcomes
- Twelve-Week Supervised Group Exercise Program Benefits Women With Early Breast Cancer
- Orphan Drug Approvals: Gestiva, Onconase, Aerosolized Ciprofloxacin
- Cancer Stem Cells Linked to Disease Recurrence
- Surgery Boosts Survival in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Rhinovirus Infection May Lead to Hospitalization in Young Children
- Gadolinium Exposure Independently Linked to Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy
- Organ Donor Designation on Driver's License Frequently Ignored by Family
- Surgery Boosts Survival in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Procalcitonin Monitoring Helps Assess Sepsis, Prognosis in Surgical ICU
- FDA Safety Changes: Dolophine
- Tiotropium Plus Fluticasone-Salmeterol Helpful in Moderate or Severe COPD
- Boost Colorectal Cancer Screening With Fecal Occult Blood Test
- Risk Factors for Drug-Related Pathological Gambling in Parkinson's Disease
- Death in Severe Trauma May Be Result of Exhausted Cytokine Response
- Stroke Prevalence in Middle-Aged Women Higher Than Men
- Tamoxifen May Have a True Preventive Effect in Breast Cancer
- FDA Safety Changes: Ativan, Herceptin, Diovan
- High Cholesterol Linked With Stroke Even in Healthy Women
- Continuous Hydrocortisone Infusion Promotes Normoglycemia in Septic Shock Patients
- Periodic Health Evaluation Helpful as Part of Healthcare
- Spinal Cord Stimulation May Treat Axial Low Back Pain
- Protocol for Factor VIIa Reduces Costs, Increases Off-Label Use
- International Approvals: Prezista and Kogenate Bayer
- New Suture Technique Improves Meniscal Repair
- New Guidelines for Factor VIIa Reduce Costs, Increase Off-Label Use
- Two Genes Identify Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients with Excellent Prognosis
- Multislice CT Angiography Offers Effective Evaluation of Chest Pain in ED
- Two New Genetic Links for Autism Discovered
- Pulse Pressure Important Risk Factor for the Development of New-Onset AF
- New Criteria for Diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome in Teens
- Seafood Intake During Pregnancy May Benefit Neurodevelopment of Children
- Two New Genetic Links For Autism Discovered
- Care of ESRD Patients Could Be Better: New Approaches Warranted
- Botulinum Toxin A Injections Possible Treatment for Refractory Headache Syndrome
- Computer-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Reduces Cardiac Embolic Load
- Lipid Diet Reduces Mortality and Risk for Organ Failure in ICU
- Cannabis Effectively Relieves HIV Sensory Neuropathy
- Debridement May Be as Effective as Repair in Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
- FDA Approvals: Temporary Limb Salvage Shunt, MammaPrint, TephaFLEX
- Adalimumab Every Other Week Helps Maintain Remission in Crohn's Disease
- Maternal Diet in Late Pregnancy Affects Children's Risk for Eczema
- Marijuana Use Linked to Bronchodilation and Respiratory Symptoms
- High Vegetable Intake Linked to Lower Risk for BPH
- ACE Inhibitors and ARBs Seem to Prevent Increased Solute Transport in Long-Term PD Pa
- ACE Inhibitors and ARBs Seem to Prevent Increased Solute Transport in Long-Term PD Pa
- New Test Identifies ER and HER2 Status of Breast Tumors
- ISPD Position Paper: Peritoneal Dialysis is Underused for Many Reasons
- Limited Success for Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections in Stenosis
- First-Time Generic Approvals: Focalin, Valtrex, Hydrodiuril
- CDC: Moderate Influenza Season So Far
- Calcitriol With Docetaxel May Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
- Air Pollution During Warm Weather Linked With Stroke Mortality
- Short-Course Montelukast Improves Outcomes for Intermittent Asthma in Children
- Slow-Release Morphine Reduces Chronic Cough
- Retinopathy May Predict Cardiovascular Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
- "Benign" MS May Not Be Over Long Term
- Multi-MERCI: Higher Recanalization, Lower Mortality With Newer MERCI Retriever
- Ease Discomfort of EGFR Toxicities
- Molecular Testing for Hereditary Retinal Disease May Assist Clinical Diagnosis
- High-Dose Hydroxyprogesterone Stops Preterm Delivery Through Anti-Inflammatory Effect
- Multiple Small Perforations Have Advantages in Treating Shoulder Avascular Necrosis
- FDA Approvals: OTC alli and Tirosint
- New Guidelines Issued on Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
- Live Attenuated Intranasal Influenza Vaccine May Be Safe, Effective in Children
- New European Guidelines on Valvular Heart Disease
- Lancet Neurology Series Highlights Worldwide Stroke Epidemic
- CT Scanning for Lung Cancer: Wait for Randomized Trials
- Low Systolic BP Linked to Increased Stroke Risk in Patients With Moderate CKD
- Noninvasive Test May Help Identify Intra-Amniotic Infection, Preterm Birth
- Midday Napping Slows Heart Disease
- Risk Assessment Tool Calculates Lifetime CVD Risk in Women
- New Recommendations for the Management of Diabetes and CVD
- FDA Safety Changes: Lexiva, Tamiflu, Pexeva
- AVERT: Exercise Therapy Feasible, Safe Within 24 Hours of Stroke Onset
- World Kidney Day Message: "CKD is Common, Harmful, and Treatable"
- Gene Variation May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
- Hydromorphone in Urine Drug Tests is an Indicator of Morphine Therapy
- MMP-8 Test May Help Identify Which Preterm PROM Patients Have Intra-Amniotic Inflamma
- Optimal Treatment of "Standard Risk" Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Defined
- Tamoxifen Linked to Swelling Within the Eye
- More Data Support Switching to Aromatase Inhibitors in Early Breast Cancer
- Secondhand Smoke Linked to CVD Risk in Passive Smokers
- Outpatient Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Feasible for Low-Risk Patients
- Intensive Smoking Cessation Intervention Reduces Mortality in High-Risk Smokers
- Sedentary Lifestyle, BMI Linked to Blood Pressure in US Adolescents
- International Approvals: Taxotere, Copegus, Inovelon
- Simple Test Differentiates GIST From Leiomyosarcoma
- Pharmacogenomics and TDM May Decrease Adverse Drug Reactions
- Repeat Corticosteroids to Speed Fetal Lung Development Should Be Limited
- FDA Approvals: PulmoLife, Protege GPS, MuGard
- Prophylactic Balloon Angioplasty Cuts Vasospasm After Ruptured Brain Aneurysm
- Switching to Aromatase Inhibitors After Tamoxifen Improves Survival in Early Breast C
- MMR Vaccination May Be Safe, Effective in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Brief Intervention Insufficient for Medical Inpatients With Unhealthy Alcohol Use
- Polysomnography Offers No Benefit Over Ambulatory Testing to Diagnose OSA
- Vitamin D Appears to Cut Breast and Colorectal Cancer Risk
- Stenting Intracranial Arteries Reduces Recurrent Stroke
- Decompressive Surgery After MCA Stroke Reduces Death, Improves Functional Outcome
- Cancer Strikes 1 in 2 Men and 1 in 3 Women
- No Benefit of Glucose-Lowering on Stroke Morbidity, Mortality
- Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis Prompts "Lazarus" Phenomenon
- Lanthanum Carbonate Did Not Adversely Affect Cognitive Function in Dialysis Patients
- Platelet Response to Clopidogrel May Be Decreased in Patients With Diabetes
- Higher Urine Nitric Oxide Linked to Better Outcomes in Acute Lung Injury
- Physical Symptoms of Depression Linked With CVD
- Cancer strikes 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women
- Children With Stroke Increasingly Treated With tPA
- FDA Approvals: Rapamune and Alphanate
- Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children Linked to Cognitive Impairment
- Low-Cost Bottle-Spacer Bronchodilator Treatment May Be Effective in Children
- Maternal Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Increases Risk for Cryptorchidism
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Improves Use of Prosthetic Arm
- Prevalence of HIV-Related Dementia Second Only to Alzheimer's, Stroke
- Children With Stroke Increasingly Treated with tPA
- "Excellent Results" With Implanted Radiation Seeds in Early Prostate Cancer
- Very-Low-Protein Diet Improves Blood Pressure Control in Stage 4 and 5 CKD Patients
- Clomiphene Recommended as First-Line Therapy for Infertility in PCOS
- No Serious Safety Concerns With New Biologics for Psoriasis During Pregnancy
- FDA Safety Changes: Kenalog-10 and Kenalog-40, Depacon, Depakene
- Aprotinin Increases Long-Term Mortality After CABG Surgery
- High BP in Pregnancy Increases Risk for Future Atherosclerosis
- Risk for Fatal MI Persists 25 Years After Hodgkin's Treatment
- Study Determines Risk for Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in ESRD Patients Receiving Ga
- Major Increase in Cancer Burden Because of Aging
- Loneliness Increases Risk for AD-Like Dementia
- New Guidelines Issued for Family Support in Patient-Centered ICU
- Diabetic Foot Infection Classification System Validated
- Levetiracetam Effective, Safe as First-Line Monotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy
- Pediatric Exclusivity Drug Program Yields Economic Returns by Improving Outcomes in C
- Exercise Training Program May Be Helpful in Young Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrom
- Curettage Followed by Imiquimod Highly Effective in Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- First-Time Generic Approvals: Inderal LA, Duragesic-12, DuoNeb
- Aromatase Inhibitors Show Survival Benefit in Advanced Breast Cancer
- CMS Proposes Expanded Coverage for Carotid Stenting
- Levetiracetam Effective, Safe as First-Line Monotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy
- Pramlintide Associated With Greater Satisfaction in Type 1 Diabetes
- Fewer HF Hospitalizations Occur With High- vs Low-Dose Statin Therapy
- Four-Item Score May Predict Hip Fracture, Mortality Risk in Elderly Women
- Higher Air Pollution Levels Increase Risk for CV Events in Women
- Meta-Analysis Shows Sustained Efficacy, Safety With TNF Blockers for Psoriasis
- FDA Approvals: Vapotherm 2000i Reintroduced to Market
- Muscle Damage During Childbirth Linked to Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Pertuzumab Ineffective in Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer
- Higher Hemoglobin Targets Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in CKD Patients With Ane
- Transfusion-Transmitted West Nile Virus Still Possible
- International Approvals: Mirena, Champix, Elaprase
- Acupuncture May Moderately Reduce Short-Term Pain in Neck Disorders
- Contrast MR Angiography as Effective as CT Angiography or DSA in Detecting Arterial S
- Pay for Performance Linked to Modest Improvements in Hospital Quality
- Biomarkers May Predict Outcome for Bladder Cancer Patients
- Guidelines Issued on Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Proteins That Regulate Cerebral Blood Flow Linked to Alzheimer's Pathogenesis
- Traffic Pollution Decreases Lung Function in Children and Adolescents
- Updated Statement on Hormone Therapy
- Low-Dose Glucocorticoids May Slow Progression of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- FDA Approvals: Yaz, NovoLog, Vidaza
- Arsenic Survival Benefit in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
- Walking, Recreational Exercise Do Not Increase Risk for Knee OA in Older Adults
- FDA Safety Changes: Depakote and Strattera
- Prenatal Folic Acid Reduces Risk for Isolated Cleft Lip
- MRI Superior to CT for Detection of Stroke
- Dedicated Units Significantly Reduce Acute Stroke Morbidity, Mortality
- Huge Rise in Esophageal Cancer Rates Because of Obesity
- Adding Cetuximab to Radiotherapy Doesn't Increase Adverse Effects for Head and Neck C
- Center Effect Found in Anemia Management of Dialysis Patients
- Unified Score Improves Prediction of Stroke After TIA
- Simplified Depression Tool Useful for Cancer Patients
- Rule Helps Predict Early Rheumatoid Arthritis in Patients With Undifferentiated Arthr
- Reduced Caffeine Intake in Late Pregnancy May Not Affect Birth Weight, Gestation
- New PET Guidelines for Assessment of Response to Lymphoma Treatment
- FDA Expands "Lean" Claim to Include Lower-Fat Fast Food
- Thrombolysis Safe and Effective for Stroke Treatment in European Centers
- FDA Orphan Drug Approvals: Droxidopa, LX201, Marqibo
- Thrombolysis Safe and Effective for Stroke Treatment in European Centers
- FDA Device Approvals: Protege RX, Duet, Mesomark
- Updated Rates of US Neurological Disorders Show Increased MS, AD Prevalence
- Intramuscular Methylprednisolone May Be Helpful for Inflammatory Hand Pain
- Physical Activity Improves Lipid Profile in Postmenopausal Women
- Early Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Improves Postural Balance
- Soy Protein Improves Lipid Profile in Postmenopausal Women
- International Approvals: Exforge, HepaGam B, Sutent
- Guidelines Issued for HPV Vaccine Use to Prevent Cervical Cancer
- Screening Tool Flags Oral Cancer, Cuts Number of Biopsies
- New Guidelines Issued for Carotid Screening
- Guidelines Support Photodynamic Therapy for Several Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
- Skip Dissection for Patients with Advanced Neck Cancer Who Respond to Chemoradiation
- FDA Approvals: Lialda and Olux-E
- Repeat Bone Mineral Density Measurement May Not Predict Fractures in Older Women
- Older Women With Moderate Renal Failure at Increased Risk for Hip Fracture
- Guidelines Issued for HPV Use to Prevent Cervical Cancer
- Single-Agent Chemo Improves Survival in Gastric Cancer
- No Link Between Myelin Antibodies, Progression to Multiple Sclerosis
- Uterine-Artery Embolization as Effective as Surgery for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
- FDA Safety Changes: Vicoprofen and Heparin Sodium Injection
- Sumatriptan-Naproxen Tablet Effective, Well-Tolerated in Acute Migraine
- SSRIs Reduce Depression Symptoms in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
- Increase in Use of Radiation After Surgery for Gastric Cancer
- Parasitic Infection May Benefit MS Patients
- Low-Dose Aspirin May Reduce Risk for Asthma in Men