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) – It’s possible for pediatricians to detect autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental delays at the 1-year well-baby check-up using a simple screening…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Steroid nasal spray does not have a beneficial effect on the tympanometric signs and symptoms of eustachian tube dysfunction in school-aged children and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Not all abdominal gunshot wounds should be treated with an immediate laparotomy, trauma surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital conclude based on their 11-year…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of the radioprotective agent amifostine to reduce xerostomia and other side effects in cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy does not decrease survival,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pooled data from four TAXUS trials show that at 5 years, target lesion revascularization rates are consistently lower when the paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with type 2 diabetes not controlled with metformin and a sulfonylurea, the choice of an additional agent should be based on…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with impaired renal function, the type of nonionic contrast agent used for coronary angiography seems to make little difference to the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Neonates with arterial ischemic stroke are at increased risk for having at least one seizure in the following months, but this may not…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cotreatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor reduces the risk of diabetes associated with beta blocker treatment, according to a report in the…
