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) – Besides preventing HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), triple antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy improves pregnancy outcomes, according to findings published in the June 6th online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High doses of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) lowered the risk of hay fever in male toddlers born prematurely, researchers from Australia reported online today…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study of single- verus double-balloon catheters for labor induction suggests that both are equally effective, but hints at trends towards more…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women controlling their own epidural analgesia used less bupivicaine and still reported high satisfaction, in a new study of nulliparous women undergoing spontaneous…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kids with minor blunt head trauma generally don’t need to be kept for observation after their first computed tomography (CT) scan comes back…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An investigational drug AMR101 containing purified eicosapentaenoic acid and no docosahexaenoic acid reduces very high triglyceride levels by up to 45% compared to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a head-to-head trial, latanoprost proved to be noninferior to timolol in the treatment of glaucoma in children, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women given supplemental oxygen during and after cesarean delivery do not have decreased rates of wound infection or endometritis, according to a new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The titanium clip should not be used for postpartum sterilization until further study can show its efficacy, according to the authors of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with prehospital fibrinolysis, is no better than primary PCI for patients who are very early in the course…
