There may be a seed of truth amidst the many health claims for pomegranate juice, researchers from Israel said Thursday, at least for kidney patients on dialysis. Reuters Health Information
A phase 2 trial in hepatocellular carcinoma showed no objective responses, but there was a benefit in a small subgroup of patients. Medscape Medical News
A new device that delivers high-intensity laser energy into the brain has been cleared for investigational use in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Medscape Medical News
A small subgroup of older women on long-term bisphosphonate therapy may be particularly susceptible to an unusual type of femoral fracture. Journal Watch
For women close to term with a singleton fetus with suspected intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), expectant monitoring is as safe as labor induction, according to findings presented February 4 at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Chicago. Reuters Health Information
