HOUSTON (MedPage Today) — Studies examining a possible cancer link to insulin glargine (Lantus) produced mixed conclusions that drew quick, reassuring messages from diabetes authorities.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Sporadic hypertension, whether just in the doctor’s office or only occasionally at home, substantially increases risk of later sustained hypertension, researchers found.
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) — The new H1N1 flu virus has the ability to cause serious illness and death among young individuals with no preexisting medical conditions, Mexican researchers confirmed.
ATLANTA (MedPage Today) — Zanamivir (Relenza) should be the preferred treatment for patients with influenza-like illness, whether infection is caused by a seasonal virus or the pandemic H1N1 virus, an advisory committee to the CDC said.
ATLANTA (MedPage Today) — At least one million people in the U.S. have been infected with the new H1N1 flu virus, according to preliminary findings from the CDC.
HOUSTON (MedPage Today) — Studies examining a possible cancer link to insulin glargine (Lantus) produced mixed conclusions that drew quick, reassuring messages from diabetes authorities.
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Patients with early-stage colon cancer who develop recurrences can derive similar benefits from intensive surveillance, including increased survival, as patients with late-stage disease, a new study found.
WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) — Studies of cancer drugs that are expected to find survival advantages of two months or less should be undertaken only if the treatment costs less than $20,000, two NIH researchers recommended.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Widespread prostate cancer screening substantially increases diagnoses without much evidence for a survival benefit, a review found.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Sporadic hypertension, whether just in the doctor’s office or only occasionally at home, substantially increases risk of later sustained hypertension, researchers found.