In elderly women, use of statins appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing radiographic hip osteoarthritis (OA), Californian researchers...
Diabetic children respond differently to acute hypoglycemia than diabetic adults, results of a new study confirm. Responses to hypoglycemia may change as...
Intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT) is an effective treatment for acute central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) that improves the chances of visual recovery...
Adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot have a satisfactory health- related quality of life, although psychosocial problems and impaired cognition are often...
Rofecoxib increases the risk for acute myocardial infarction (MI), and risk increases further with higher doses, according to the results of a retrospective...
When UK researchers treated very low birthweight babies with etamsylate, a drug to control capillary bleeding, they were able to reduce the incidence of...
In patients with diabetes and heart failure, treatment with the beta- blocker metoprolol succinate CR/XL (controlled release/extended release) safely reduces...
Study Highlights Review of toxins PCBs are colorless and odorless chemicals widely used in electrical equipment such as transformers before 1977. 1.2 billion...
Fish oil supplements may be safer than eating fish, at least from the standpoint of toxic impurities, according to the results of a study published in the...
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In obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), protracted metformin treatment (longer than 4 months) may influence the early stages of follicular...
Even with new, more objective criteria, women are still less likely than men to have their heart condition accurately diagnosed as myocardial infarction,...
In exactly 7 days following the publication of the results from the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT), the United States Centers for...
Glycogen-storage cardiomyopathy produced by certain genetic mutations can mimic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, but the former usually shows electrophysiologic...
New research indicates that women with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for several adverse pregnancy outcomes compared with the general population and...
In certain patients with cardiac sarcoidosis, long-term corticosteroid therapy can prevent left ventricular (LV) remodeling, researchers report in the January...
Statin therapy significantly reduces the risk of cardiac and non- cardiac death in hemodialysis patients, according to study findings published in the January...
In a randomized trial, sevelamer, a nonabsorbed hydrogel that binds bile acids and phosphorus in the intestine, was better than calcium- based phosphate...
The antidepressant mirtazapine initiated on the first day after acute ischemic stroke is "remarkably effective" in preventing the onset of depression, results...
Patients with severe congestive heart failure experienced marked improvement in heart function after autologous stem cells were injected into heart muscle...
C-reactive protein (CRP) levels independently predict the risk of mortality from ischemic cardiomyopathy, researchers in Florida report. "Since a higher level...
Individuals with defects in the cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A, which are often inherited, may be susceptible to early-onset dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) as...
High folate intake from dietary and supplemental sources significantly decreases the risk of incident hypertension in women, especially younger women,...
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends in a revised scientific statement issued today that physicians strongly encourage patients to participate in...
Aerobic exercise training improves cardiovascular fitness in children who undergo the Fontan operation for cardiac defects, according to a report in the...
Even when used at standard doses, rofecoxib (Vioxx) increases the risk of serious heart disease compared with celecoxib (Celebrex), according to a report in...
Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is a circulating hormone, secreted by Leydig cells of the testis, that may have a systemic function, Italian investigators...
The presence of cardiovascular risk factors -- diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and smoking -- in middle age is strongly associated with late-life...