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) – Cardiac allografts might function better when brain-dead organ donors are treated with low-dose dopamine, researchers report. They say the approach — already known…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A specially convened work group has concluded that routine screening of newborns for critical congenital heart disease, based on the detection of low…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single pediatric dose of adjuvanted vaccine against pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (pH1N1) is better than 80% effective at 10 days after administration for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to expectations, dietary supplementation with omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids and antioxidants does not improve outcomes in patients with acute lung injury. In…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In advanced renal cell cancer, targeted inhibitors of the vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways improve progression-free…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In healthy volunteers, prothrombin complex concentrate reverses the anticoagulant effect of rivaroxaban. However, it does not alter the action of dabigatran, Dutch researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bariatric surgery and its associated weight loss significantly improve the cardiovascular risk profile of obese patients, according to findings published in the August…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of pancreatic adenocarcinoma is increased after the occurrence of certain other primary cancers, researchers report in the September 1st online Cancer.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Challenging biopsied duodenal mucosa with gliadin, the toxic fraction of the gluten of wheat, can help establish a final diagnosis of celiac disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The incidence of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is “remarkably high” in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention…
