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 incidence of tuberculosis diagnosis is significantly higher than normal in the 6 months following pregnancy, according to the findings of a national…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A large multicenter study confirms that placement of self-expanding metal stents in the colon in cases of malignant colorectal obstruction restores bowel transit…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Performing percutaneous coronary interventions for coronary artery disease is feasible before transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and the strategy appears safe, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a dose-ranging study indicate that a medium dose of sildenafil given for 16 weeks improves peak oxygen consumption in children with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children undergoing dental procedures with oral sedation, post-discharge adverse effects are less likely when midazolam rather than chloral hydrate is used, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fosfomycin/tobramycin for inhalation (FTI) is effective in cystic fibrosis patients with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) airway infection and reduced lung function, a double-blind,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In recurrent ovarian cancer, combination docetaxel and carboplatin may provide an advantage in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) over sequential docetaxel-carboplatin, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-dose daptomycin appears to be a safe and effective therapeutic option for cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED)-related infective endocarditis due to staphylococci, clinicians…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Infants born as early as 23 weeks’ gestation are more likely to survive and have less impairments if their mothers are given corticosteroids…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with combined oral and topical 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASAs) is more likely than oral therapy alone to achieve remission of ulcerative colitis (UC). That’s…
