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Defibrillators Help Double Survival

Ordinary people saving lives could be the answer to keeping more people alive after cardiac arrest a new study shows. […]

Potential Heart Disease Breakthrough

An amazing new treatment promises to unclog arteries — even in people with advanced heart disease. An amazing new treatment […]

Ritiuximab appears to prolong cancer remission

Rituximab (Rituxan), used to treat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, appears to be effective in prolonging remission when given on a regular basis,...

UEGW: Daily Maintenance Esomeprazole Provides Better Quality of Life Than On-De…

A large Dutch trial suggests that if patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) take esomeprazole 20 mg every day in […]

Role of Bisphosphonates and Bone Health Issues in Women

THE AMERICAN Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) publishes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. As part of the process, the expert panel...

All antihypertensive regimens are ‘equal’

Lowering blood pressure (BP), rather than choice of antihypertensive agent per se, is the key to preventing cardiovascular (CV) events, […]

Irinotecan for Metastatic colorectal cancer

First-line single-agent chemotherapy is beneficial to patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) in terms of both quality and quantity of...

Better Sex After Hysterectomy

Sex after a hysterectomy is better, one group of researchers reports. It’s been a worrisome subject for women. And while […]

Fruity Ways to Fight Skin Cancer

A melange of pomegranates, grapes, and citrus fruits may sound like an exotic fruit salad, but new research shows it […]

U.K. Measles Threat

A major measles outbreak in England? With vaccination rates dropping across the U.K., it may be only a matter of […]

Exercise Reverses Heart Disease in Kids

When it comes to preventing heart disease in obese children, there are some fun alternatives. Researchers say a simple exercise […]

Super-Low Cholesterol Stops Heart Disease

A new study suggests that getting cholesterol to super-low levels can actually stop progression of heart disease. A new study […]

Targeted high-dose radiotherapy benefits inoperable lung cancer patients

Extracranial stereotactic radioablation therapy may prolong survival of frail, medically inoperable patients with stage I non-small cell lung...

Advanced breast cancer more responsive to letrozole than anastrozole

As a second-line therapy for advanced breast cancer, letrozole is associated with a higher response rate than anastrozole, new research […]

Post-surgery troponins predict outcomes

In patients who have undergone major vascular surgery, even small elevations in cardiac troponins or creatine kinase-MB fraction (CK-MB) indicate...