CHICAGO – Treating patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1a or 1b with 12 weeks of an experimental interferon-free, triple-drug oral regimen produced good sustained virologic response rates with...
CHICAGO – Patients with hypothyroidism who needed higher doses of levothyroxine were more likely to have celiac disease, according to a study released at the annual Digestive Disease Week.
In a...
CHICAGO – Patients with hypothyroidism who needed higher doses of levothyroxine were more likely to have celiac disease, according to a study released at the annual Digestive Disease Week.
In a...
MELBOURNE – A polypill combining aspirin, simvastatin, and two antihypertensive drugs has shown a significant improvement in adherence as well as reductions in blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in...
CHICAGO – A diet that restricts wheat, beans, dairy, and fruit juice in children with irritable bowel syndrome reduced the frequency and severity of abdominal pain, according to a study presented at...
CHICAGO – Transvaginal ultrasound measures of cervical length at 16-22 weeks gestation can identify patients who have a short cervix and are at risk of preterm birth, allowing selection of patients...
MELBOURNE – Reducing salt intake to less than 5 g/day could reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease by 11% and significantly decrease out-of-pocket health expenditures, particularly among...
Laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopic polypectomy works as well as standard laparoscopic hemicolectomy to remove difficult to reach polyps in the right colon, with fewer complications and shorter...
Lean patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease had a higher overall mortality than did overweight or obese patients with NAFLD, according to a review of 1,090 biopsy-confirmed patients in the...
WASHINGTON – Patient gender was the only factor that significantly affected stroke risk during the first year following transcatheter aortic valve replacement, according to an analysis of data from...