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When seconds count: Interventional radiology treatment for pulmonary embolism saves lives
Catheter-directed therapy or catheter-directed thrombolysis—an interventional radiology treatment that uses targeted image-guided drug delivery with specially designed catheters to dissolve dangerous ...
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Read moreStudy supports possible role of urate in slowing Parkinson's disease progression
By examining data from a 20-year-old clinical trial, a research team based at the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (MGH-MIND) and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), has found ...
Health and Medicine | Read moreMount Sinai leads large multicenter study finding evidence that a drug might slow Parkinson's
Known as ADAGIO (Attenuation of Disease Progression with Azilect Given Once Daily), the 18-month study used a novel design called the delayed start. In this type of study, patients are randomized to s...
Health and Medicine | Read moreDrug-eluting stents safe, effective for treatment of chronic total occlusions
The aim of the study, "Drug-Eluting Stents for the Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusion: A Comparison with Sirolimus (SES), Paclitaxel (PES), Zotarolimus (ZES), Biolimus A9 (BES), EPC Capture (EC...
Health and Medicine | Read moreResearchers Find High-Dose Therapy for Liver Disease Not Effective
A national team of researchers led by scientists at Mayo Clinic has found that a common treatment for primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic liver disease, is not helpful for patients, according to...
Health and Medicine | Read moreNew sensitive markers to detect myocardial infarction
New biomarkers significantly improve the early detection of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Recent studies reveal a novel and promising way for doctors to conclusively ensure that a patient is havi...
Life Sciences | Read moreMRI may cause more harm than good in newly diagnosed early breast cancer
The review, appearing early online in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, says evidence shows that MRI increases the chances of more extensive surgery over conservative approaches, with no evidence t...
Medical Engineering | Read moreBaking soda: For cooking, cleaning and kidney health?
A daily dose of sodium bicarbonate—baking soda, already used for baking, cleaning, acid indigestion, sunburn, and more—slows the decline of kidney function in some patients with advanced chronic kidne...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreGenetic finding could lead to targeted therapy for neuroblastoma
Two University of Florida scientists are part of the multicenter team of researchers that made the discovery, which could pave the way for better treatments that target the disease, according to findi...
Life Sciences | Read moreNew therapy found to prevent heart failure
MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) is a clinical trial that enrolled more than 1,800 patients in the United States, Canada and Eu...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreDeath rates same for diabetes and heart disease patients receiving drug therapy or surgery
There is no difference in mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes and stable heart disease who received prompt bypass surgery or angioplasty compared to drug therapy alone, according to a landma...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreImproved DNA stool test could detect digestive cancers in multiple organs
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers account for approximately one in four cancer deaths. While high cure rates can be achieved with early-stage detection for each type, only colorectal cancer is currently s...
Health and Medicine | Read moreNEJM study finds drug-eluting stents more effective than bare-metal stents in heart attack patients
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center, together with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), announced that its landmark study comparing the safety and efficacy of...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreDrug that targets vasculature growth attacks aggressive thyroid cancer
At the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Mayo investigators report that cancer in about two-thirds of 37 patients with aggressive differentiated thyroid cancer treate...
Health and Medicine | Read moreFirst noninvasive technique to accurately predict mutations in human brain tumors
"The field of cancer research has evolved to the point where the identification of the mutations that cause tumors has changed how we treat patients in a number of cancers," says O'Rour...
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