Higher Plavix Dose Won't Boost Outcomes After Stent Placement: Study
2010-11-16
Some patients still face clot risk after the artery-opening procedure, researchers explainContinue Reading
Low Vitamin D Linked to Deterioration in Certain Leukemia Patients
2010-11-12
Adequate levels were linked to longer survival, researchers reportContinue Reading
High Cholesterol in Middle Age May Not Raise Dementia Risk for Women
2010-11-11
Small Swedish study refutes conventional wisdom, but some experts skepticalContinue Reading
Gene Mutations Seem to Make a Leukemia More Deadly
2010-11-10
Study found patients with acute myeloid leukemia who had the variant were more likely to die quicklyContinue Reading
Uniform Methods Urged for Grading Hospital Report Cards
2010-11-09
Inconsistent surveillance practices threaten validity of rankings, researchers sayContinue Reading
Scientists Say They've Made Blood From Skin
2010-11-09
Discovery could benefit surgical, cancer, anemia patients, researchers sayContinue Reading
Hemophilia Drug Used Off-Label Raises Clot Risk
2010-11-04
Those without blood disorder who were given it were twice as likely to have trouble, review foundContinue Reading
Use Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients With Caution, Experts Say
2010-10-26
New guidelines issued for drugs that reduce transfusion riskContinue Reading
Home Monitoring of Blood-Thinner Use Appears Effective
2010-10-20
Home tests show promise for patients taking warfarin, study findsContinue Reading
Some With Once-Deadly Leukemia Can Take a Break From Gleevec
2010-10-20
Small minority of CML patients went off the drug for 2 years with no sign of recurrenceContinue Reading
FDA Advisers Back Anemia Drugs for Kidney Patients
2010-10-19
More research needed on optimum dose, despite stroke risk posed by drugs, panel members sayContinue Reading
Heart Surgery Patients Do Fine With Fewer Blood Transfusions: Study
2010-10-12
But transfusion rates vary widely around the nation, a second study findsContinue Reading
Health Tip: Feed Your Toddler Enough Iron
2010-10-07
How to offer sufficient iron in the dietContinue Reading
Most Americans Unfamiliar With Sepsis, Survey Finds
2010-09-30
The bacterial infection can lead to organ failure, deathContinue Reading