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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The effects of an H1 receptor antagonist in reducing allergen-induced nasal symptoms appear to be enhanced with the addition of an H3 receptor…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When a child has a Staphylococcus aureus skin abscess, decolonizing all household members rather than just the individual patient leads to a lower…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Three years of weekly treatment with a sustained-release formulation of growth hormone is as safe and effective as standard daily growth hormone (GH)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients requiring chronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment develop fewer gastric or duodenal ulcers if they take ibuprofen with high-dose famotidine in a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term outcomes are better for patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease when they undergo off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting rather than percutaneous coronary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For the nonsurgical management of first-trimester miscarriage, delayed medical treatment (i.e., monitoring for expulsion followed, if needed, by mifepristone and/or misoprostol) “may not…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In methamphetamine-dependent adults, treatment with the anticonvulsant topiramate (Topamax; Ortho-McNeil Neurologics) does little to promote abstinence, but it seems to help those on…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravaginal progesterone is a valid alternative to intramuscular administration for luteal phase support in women undergoing in vitro fertilization, according to the results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While the CYP2C19 genotype is associated with platelet response to clopidogrel, that does not equate with any meaningful effect on clinical outcomes, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients presenting with chest pain, troponin I levels measured on admission and at 3 hours reliably rule out or rule in acute…
