Screening is winning the battle against colorectal cancer For years, interventional cardiologists have eagerly rushed to adopt new devices and procedures. No new device has been adopted as quickly or engendered as much controversy as the stent. Now, results reported in New Orleans overwhelmingly support the use of ICDs over antiarrhythmic drugs. Patients on antiarrhythmic drugs did no better than patients in the medical therapy arm.
Aggressive therapies are also popular in unstable coronary syndromes, despite a lack of data.
All the benefit was in men. The early-invasive strategy in this Scandinavian study is more akin to conservative therapy in the USA, he noted, where early immediate intervention is typical. 5000 UK women have had Trilucent implants since 1995. Jane Bradbury Doctors sometimes tarry over starting tuberculosis treatment Many doctors seem reluctant to begin treating patients for tuberculosis even after they suspect the infection, reports a US study. Delays in suspecting tuberculosis have been noticed before, but not delays in treatment.