In patients with metallic intraocular foreign body injury, globe loss was more common in those who were younger, had an afferent pupillary defect, and/or had a pellet gun injury, among other predictors. Medscape Medical News
The xanthine oxidase inhibitor, febuxostat, lowers serum urate levels to a greater extent than allopurinol in patients with gout, researchers report in the November 15 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
The model for diagnosis of pheochromocytoma demonstrates a method for reducing genetic screening costs by selecting specific gene testing sequences. Medscape Medical News
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance has been associated with dozens of other diseases, but a new study of more than 17,000 people shows only a fraction of these associations are likely to be real. Reuters Health Information
