Patients with acute coronary syndromes often must resort to stents or balloon angioplasty to relieve artery constriction. Now the European Society of Cardiology is suggesting new strategies to minimize bleeding during such procedures.
Medicare has announced it will pay for Provenge (sipuleucel-T) to treat metastatic prostate cancer. This drug extends the life of patients by about four months.
Diabetics face all sorts of challenges caused by their disease. One of those is the possibility of going blind. Now, researchers have found a way to protect diabetics from this problem.
Medical care has become fairly standardized across the United States with residents of Iowa expecting to receive similar care as those in Louisiana. A recent study shows that the exception might be U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico.
In an unprecedented appeals hearing, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not changed its mind. An FDA panel voted that the drug Avastin no longer be approved for treating late-stage breast cancers.
Diabetes is not just a huge problem in the United States. All over the world, people are getting the disease. Now, it looks like diabetes may be a bigger worldwide problem than was thought.