DENVER—The presence of tumor cells at the end of a needle biopsy core obtained near the capsule is an independent indicator of a significantly elevated risk of extracapsular extension, according to data presented here at the annual meeting of the United States and Canada Academy of Pathology.
Serum PSA levels are lower in men with type 2 diabetes than in healthy men, researchers reported in Diabetes Care (2008;31:930-931).
GRAPEVINE, Tex.—Patients with the metabolic syndrome and decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are at increased risk of having peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a study shows.
A European study revealed no link between dietary fat intake and the risk of prostate cancer, according to a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2008;87:1405-1413).
Dietitian intervention may improve patients’ ability to restrict their daily intake of phosphorus.
GRAPEVINE, Tex.—High levels of uric acid are associated with an increased risk of all-cause and CVD mortality, researchers conclude.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Patients with an endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) should be considered a high-risk group for renal artery interventions and receive closer post-procedure surveillance.
Women who avoid high BMI and waist circumference may have a lower risk for having urinary incontinence (UI), researchers reported in Obesity (2008;16:881-886).
Dr. L, 63, was a general practitioner in the suburbs of a northeastern city. He had a reputation among colleagues and patients for being compassionate and caring, and his bustling practice was a result of the positive word-of-mouth spread by his patients.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The fluency expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)-coated stent is effective for treating angioplasty-related extravasation in arteriovenous (AV) grafts and fistulae. Data showed a high rate of technical success with this approach, but primary patency rates were low.
