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) – Patients with type 2 diabetes without retinopathy can be safely screened for sight-threatening vision problems every 3 years instead of every 1 or…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Very small breast tumors that generate extensive lymph node involvement may be more biologically aggressive than larger tumors with the same degree of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children under 6 years of age who unwittingly ingest a sulfonylurea may not exhibit symptoms of hypoglycemia for up to 18 hours if…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, intratympanic injection of corticosteroids is no better or worse than oral corticosteroid therapy, but is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of inhaled anticholinergic drugs to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased risk of developing urinary retention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a meta-analysis confirm that the oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib is effective as first-line therapy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pediatric patients undergoing minor but painful procedures experience significantly less pain when given inhaled nitrous oxide, according to the results of a randomized…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis during vaginal or cesarean delivery is no longer generally recommended. That’s one of the advisories included in an updated…
Teresa L. Knight, MD, FACOG, Chief Medical Officer of the Women’s Health Specialists of Saint Louis, discusses HPV and cervical cancer. To learn more about the Women’s Health…
Teresa L. Knight, MD, FACOG, Chief Medical Officer of the Women’s Health Specialists of Saint Louis, discusses the risk of cardiovascular disease among women and how to prevent…
