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) – Contrary to expectations, left ventricular (LV) pacing is not superior to simultaneous biventricular (BiV) pacing in certain patients with symptoms of heart failure,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes of bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with elevated vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MICs) are better when treated with daptomycin…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer, treatment with gemcitabine and cisplatin before radical surgery is associated with better survival than is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) esomeprazole is superior to the H2-receptor…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Placement of synthetic mesh to reinforce anterior vaginal prolapse repair is associated with improved anatomic outcomes at two years, a study shows. However,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with Kawasaki disease, initial treatment with a combination of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and ulinastatin reduces the occurrence of coronary artery lesions…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acupuncture given simultaneously with radiotherapy to the head and neck reduces the development and severity of xerostomia (dry mouth) and improves quality of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Porcine surfactant (poractant alfa) may work better than bovine surfactant (beractant) in preterm newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), according to results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receiving invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation benefit from systemic corticosteroid therapy, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For women in spontaneous labor but requiring labor augmentation, oral misoprostol is as effective as intravenous oxytocin, at team from the University of…
