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) – Analysis of data from the CREST study of carotid endarterectomy versus carotid stenting, shows that rates of elevated cardiac enzymes and of MI…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When asymptomatic patients with a supratherapeutic INR are seen in the emergency department, can they be treated as outpatients or should they be…
NEW Y ORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the selective T-cell co-stimulation modulator abatacept works just as well whether administered subcutaneously (SC) once a week…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who are positive for human papilloma virus (HPV) and have low-grade cervical cytological abnormalities but normal colposcopic findings are at low risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While partial nephrectomy remains the gold standard for treatment of small renal masses, laparoscopic cryoablation is a good option for selected patients, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a small preliminary study, a combination pill containing 85 milligrams of sumatriptan and 500 milligrams of naproxen sodium formulated in a rapid…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For repairing simple lacerations, tissue adhesives produce similar cosmetic results as sutures, staples or adhesive tapes. They’re also quicker and less painful. That’s…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding oral methylprednisolone to antibiotic therapy has benefits in children with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), according to results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a greater improvement in dyspnea and health status after 12 weeks of treatment with inhaled…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most patients with acute variceal bleeding have a relatively low 6-week mortality risk after standard-of-care treatment, but those with high creatinine levels have…
