Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
Only a small percentage had a cancer recurrence in the five years after treatment. That happened in 3.5% of women who had a node biopsy, for example, versus 4.5% of those with no biopsy. …
ALLHAT trial - Diuretics effective for diabetics with high blood ...
More effective in lowering systolic blood pressure--the measure of blood pressure when the heart beats--among those with and without diabetes. At least equally protective against fatal …
Acid Reflux From Chronic Heartburn May Damage Teeth
Tantbirojn discussed what helps prevent tooth damage in patients with heartburn. "Generally speaking, saliva is good as the body's defense mechanism. Saliva has a so-called buffering …
Patients With Pacemakers Should Avoid MRI Scans
TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- MRI scans can pose a serious risk to people with heart pacemakers, researchers warn. U.S. Food and Drug Administration researchers exposed …
Cardiac Risk - in cardiac subjects - Free Medical Software …
This utility computes the absolute risk of developing a cardiovascular event in the next 10 years, in patients who have had a previous cardiac event.
Bacterial Biofilms Identified in Ocular Prosthesis
The researchers identified biofilm growth on SEM imaging, with small colonies of rod-shaped bacilli adherent to the surface of the prosthesis. "Although the presence of biofilm growth has …
American College of Cardiology, April 2-4 | Doctors Lounge
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients hospitalized for acute heart failure, treatment with the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor empagliflozin produces …
Preemies May Be at Higher Risk of Epilepsy Later in Life
Other studies have suggested a relationship between premature birth and epilepsy in adulthood, but they were small and had mixed results, the study reported. The researchers conceded that …
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One-Cycle BE 500 P Seems Safe for High-Risk Early Testicular Cancer
Jaundice Causes - Doctors Lounge(TM)
Reduced bilirubin uptake: Gilbert's syndrome, severe congestive heart failure and drugs. Reduced bilirubin conjugation: Crigler-Najjar syndrome, breast milk jaundice. 2.