Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Harry Erba, MD, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC; Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY; Thomas Cluzeau, MD, PhD, Central University Hospital…
One of the most common dietary supplements taken by many American adults is a daily multivitamin. Recently, a new study found that men over 50 who took a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even the best strategies for selectively testing colorectal CRC tumors for mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutations will miss 5% to 15% of Lynch…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors (TNF-I) therapy for various immune-mediated chronic inflammatory diseases does not increase the risk of cancer,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two independent studies have shown that long-term outcomes are better with radiotherapy and chemotherapy rather than radiotherapy alone in patients with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas…
Throughout the year, but especially during the winter months, outbreaks of norovirus commonly referred to as the “stomach flu” can occur. Symptoms may include abdominal cramps, vomiting, and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Complete bladder neck preservation during radical prostatectomy improves the rate of urinary continence subsequently, a German team reports. Furthermore, the strategy is associated…
Oriane Chausiaux, PhD, and Shamus Husheer, PhD, discuss DuoFertility, a new method to aid couples struggling with infertility. The program monitors over 20,000 physiological measurements to guide couples on the best ways to conceive…
Richard Sadovsky, MD, explains the symptoms and causes behind hypogonadism, which can occur when testosterone production is reduced in men. Usually a condition seen in older men, hypogonadism is…
What are the different treatments for hypogonadism in men? Richard Sadovsky, MD, goes over various options to increase testosterone levels, ranging from injectables to topical gels. He also discusses the side-effects…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A test that measures levels of the protein fibulin-3 in blood and pleural fluid can identify people with pleural mesothelioma and might someday…
