Single paediatric anesthesia entails no apparent cognitive risks
by Bruce Sylvester: A single exposure to general anesthesia does not lead to a cognitive risk in healthy children under age three, researchers reported On June 7, 2016… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: A single exposure to general anesthesia does not lead to a cognitive risk in healthy children under age three, researchers reported On June 7, 2016… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers have identified an across-the-board cardiovascular benefit for patients treated with a diabetes drug, liraglutide, with decreases reported in overall risk of heart attack, stroke,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers from a randomized phase III trial report that addition of temozolomide (Temodar) chemotherapy during short-course radiation therapy, followed by monthly maintenance doses of temozolomide,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ) has shown efficacy in previously untreated patients with advanced bladder cancer who are ineligible for standard treatment with cisplatin.
by Bruce Sylvester: Investigative rovalpituzumab tesirine (Rova-T) appears to be safe and shows efficacy in treating advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC), researchers reported in June, 2016 at… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: A follow-up evaluation of subjects from the phase 1b trial (KEYNOTE-001) of newly diagnosed and previously treated patients with advanced melanoma revealed a 40% survival… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Gait speed is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery, researchers reported on May 11, 2016 in JAMA Cardiology.
by Bruce Sylvester: Psoriasis appears to be associated with type 2 diabetes, body mass index and obesity, researchers from a twin study reported on April 27, 2016 in… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Persistent, very poorly controlled (VPC) disease remains highly prevalent after 10 years of standard treatment among patients with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma, researchers reported on… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: During three years following bariatric surgery, a majority of patients achieved improvement in pain, physical function, and walk time, researchers reported on April 5 2016… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers report that Herceptin (trastuzamab) plus lapatinib can shrink breast cancer tumors in less than two weeks. The findings were reported in March at the… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: In high income countries, loneliness and social isolation appear to increase the risk of stroke or coronary artery disease by about 30 per cent, researchers… read more.