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) – Azathioprine has a moderate therapeutic effect in atopic dermatitis, and may also be useful for other dermatologic conditions, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with advanced, untreated non-small-cell lung cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends that the tumor be tested for genetic mutations…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of pancreatic malignancy is increased in patients with diabetes, researchers from Taiwan report in a pre-print version of a study that…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with osteogenesis imperfecta face an increased risk of cardiovascular abnormalities, researchers from Norway report in the March American Heart Journal. Osteogenesis imperfecta…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There is some evidence to support the use of immunosuppressive therapy to avoid relapse in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but more research is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Drugs currently available for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have no mortality benefit, according to a meta-analysis published in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) come down with community-acquired pneumonia, whether or not they use inhaled corticosteroids has no effect…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Eye drops containing lubricants, corticosteroids, cyclosporine, or autologous serum improve dry eye symptoms associated with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS), according to a literature review.…
Shlomo Maayan, MD, Director of the Hadassah AIDS Center, in Jerusalem, Israel, discusses the importance of taking a holistic approach to AIDS work in Africa. For more information…
Marilyn Mann, OD, of Comprehensive Eye Care in Valley Cottage, NY, interviews Terry Peterson, Senior Sales Executive for Carl Zeiss Meditec, regarding the Cirrus HD-OCT, the most advanced…
