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) – A pooled analysis of two trials indicates that HIV patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) fare better with a regimen of rituximab…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Analysis of the ST segment on the fetal electrocardiogram combined with conventional cardiotocography during intrapartum monitoring reduces the rate of operative vaginal deliveries…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overall outcomes of drug-eluting coronary stent (DES) implantation are statistically no worse with 6 months of dual antiplatelet therapy than with 12 months,…
“The rule has shown consistent performance in different settings. Hence, it can be used with confidence,” Dr. Subhash Chandra, who was involved in the analysis, told Reuters Health.PERC…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In populations with low prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection, the majority of positive results on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the newer…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The optimum timing for planned delivery of uncomplicated monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies is unclear. New research suggests that, with close fetal surveillance,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant HIV-infected women treated with a single intrapartum dose of nevirapine (NVP) to prevent vertical HIV transmission, the subsequent selection of nevirapine-resistant…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rituximab monotherapy is “a very good option” for severe cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CV), according to the authors of an Italian study published online December…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Moxifloxacin is as effective as amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the treatment of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the outpatient setting, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – At 5 years, bipolar radiofrequency (RF) endometrial ablation is more effective than hydrothermablation for controlling menorrhagia, according to a Dutch study reported in…
