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) – Women who receive general anesthesia for cesarean delivery have much higher rates of postpartum hemorrhage than those who have epidural anesthesia, a study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The diagnostic value of hysterosalpingography for detecting uterine abnormalities in women undergoing assisted reproduction is “unconvincing,” Turkish investigators report. They suggest in their…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), combination antithrombotic therapy with an anticoagulant and an antiplatelet increases the risk for clinically relevant bleeding with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Both cognitive therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) lead to considerable and lasting improvements in symptoms of social anxiety disorder (SAD) compared with no…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In HIV-1-uninfected newborns of HIV-infected mothers, treatment with the protease inhibitor lopinavir-ritonavir may lead to adrenal dysfunction, including life-threatening adrenal insufficiency in premature…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with an implantable converter-defibrillator (ICD) that uses fracture-prone Fidelis leads have similar survival rates as ICD patients with another type of lead,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma do better when they are given an autologous stem-cell transplant followed by an allogeneic transplant from a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bronchodilation is well maintained in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using the long-acting beta-2-agonist indacaterol during 1 year of treatment, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with arthritis acknowledge having thoughts of suicide twice as often as people without arthritis, researchers report. “Suicidal ideation is prevalent among adults…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with depression or diabetes have an increased risk of MI, but the risk is even higher in patients with both conditions, according…
