http://www.hearingreview.com/reuters/en-usTue, 26 Aug 2008 16:10 ESTTue, 26 Aug 2008 16:10 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin002%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with increased left ventricular end-systolic diameter and concomitant diastolic dysfunction have a poor response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), German investigators report.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:10 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin002%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin008%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Early recognition and treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) led to improved outcome in a postoperative group of patients with head and neck cancer, researchers report in the August issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:06 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin008%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin012%2EhtmlLONDON (Reuters) - Two European patients who developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) after being given Biogen Idec and Elan Corp's multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri are now recovering, a researcher involved in their care said on Tuesday.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:04 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin012%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin004%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The anti-gout medication allopurinol could represent an effective treatment for adolescents with stage I essential hypertension, findings from a small study suggest.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin004%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin003%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New findings from the prospective Health Professionals Follow-up Study "refute the pervasive but unproven belief" that consumption of nuts, corn, and popcorn is associated with diverticular complications, according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association for July 27.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin003%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin018%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who develop breast cancer while using a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) and continue to use it may be at slightly higher risk of breast cancer recurrence following treatment, physicians in Belgium report.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:49 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin018%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin016%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV often exhibit low levels of HCV neutralizing antibodies, which could contribute to a poorer outcome of HCV infection, a French study indicates.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:46 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin016%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin001%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A cytoprotective adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy, amifostine, reduces the likelihood of ototoxicity in children undergoing cisplatin therapy for medulloblastoma, according to a study by U.S. and Australian researchers reported in the August 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:44 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin001%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin010%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among HIV-infected patients treated with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for Kaposi sarcoma (KS), relapse rates are low, according to a report in the August 1st issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:42 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin010%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin007%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although less than 2% of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are performed using a radial artery approach, this method carries a procedural success rate similar to that of the femoral approach, but is less risky, new research indicates.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:31 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin007%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin009%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Immune reconstitution in HIV-infected children treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) appears to increase their risk of developing asthma, according to data from the prospective Women and Infants Transmission Study.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:22 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin009%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin013%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Atropine and patching are comparable for the treatment of moderate amblyopia in young children, a study indicates, and the improvement of the amblyopic eye is maintained at age 10 years.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:30 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin013%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin014%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older patients with amnestic or non-amnestic subtypes of mild cognitive impairment often exhibit gait dysfunction, according to findings published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:18 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin014%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826inds010%2EhtmlCHICAGO (Reuters) - A vaccine helped mice fight off a life-threatening type of yeast infection, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that holds promise for preventing this severe condition as well as pesky vaginal infections.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826inds010%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826manc002%2EhtmlMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian medical centre operator Primary Health Care Ltd reported little change in full-year operating profit on Tuesday, with underlying growth offsetting the costs of its takeover of rival Symbion Health.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:01 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826manc002%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826publ001%2EhtmlCHICAGO (Reuters) - California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826publ001%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826inds007%2EhtmlLONDON (Reuters) - Belgium's Galapagos NV said on Tuesday it had bought the drug discovery services assets of Sareum Holdings Plc, a Cambridge-based drug discovery company, for 553,000 pounds ($1.02 million).Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826inds007%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826manc001%2EhtmlBANGALORE (Reuters) - Medicare officials had undervalued the amount of improper payments made for medical equipment in 2006 because it failed to review sufficient medical documents, according to a government report.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826manc001%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826inds005%2EhtmlSARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's largest pharmaceutical company Bosnalijek posted net revenues of 50.6 million Bosnian marka ($38.3 million) in the first half of 2008, a 27 percent increase on the same period last year, an offical said on Tuesday.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:00 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826inds005%2Ehtmlhttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin005%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elispot, an enzyme-linked immunospot assay that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens, is a useful screening test to rule out latent tuberculosis infection in rheumatic disease patients starting treatment with a tumor necrosis factor antagonist, according to physicians in Greece.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:30 ESThttp://www.hearingreview.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20080826clin005%2Ehtml