Physicians who treat a blood disorder called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), characterized by easy bruising and excessive bleeding, now have a new tool to help them provide the best care for patients with this disease.
More than 7,000 deaths and 27,000 cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, can be avoided over the next five years by modernising the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD), the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) said.
Medical authorities hope the cholera outbreak in the Republic of Congo has been contained as no more deaths have been reported since Sunday.
An analysis of data from four clinical trials suggests that statin therapy is associated with regression of coronary atherosclerosis when low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C or “bad” cholesterol) is substantially reduced and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C or “good” cholesterol) is increased, but it remains to be determined whether this degree of atherosclerosis regression will translate to meaningful reductions in cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the Feb. 7 issue of JAMA.
Nearly 95 percent of patients admitted to hospital intensive care units are affected by anemia.
Exclusively ambulatory techniques and equipment were as successful at identifying and treating sleep apnea as the current method of polysomnography, which requires several supervised overnight stays in a sleep laboratory.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlined a comprehensive commitment to the safety of drugs and other medical products.
Australia’s drug manufacturer CSL Ltd. says bird flu vaccine clinical trials are successful. Bird flu vaccine is the first to be registered in the Southern Hemisphere.
For decades, a debate has simmered in the educational community over the best way to teach children how to read.
An international team of cancer specialists and imaging experts has developed standardized guidelines for assessing lymphoma response to treatment.