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) – A study from Japan finds that sodium bicarbonate plus sodium chloride is more effective than sodium chloride alone for the prevention of contrast-induced…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When the infusion time of high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) is shortened from 24 hours to 4 hours in cases of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Urologists outline the best evidence-based management of postprostatectomy incontinence in a new review published in European Urology. Despite improved surgical techniques, the prevalence…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – With guidance and training, certain patients on long-term anticoagulant therapy can safely monitor their own INR levels and make dose adjustments as needed,…
The American Society of Clinical Oncology 2011 Conference takes place on June 3-7 and The Doctor’s Channel will be providing daily highlights coverage. Check back daily for highlights…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After percutaneous coronary intervention via the femoral artery, use of arterial closure devices rather than manual compression reduces the rate of major bleeding…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A low-dose oral contraceptive is effective in relieving primary dysmenorrhea, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial conducted in Japan and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with advanced cervical carcinoma have better progression-free survival when gemcitabine is added to concurrent cisplatin chemoradiotherapy and included in adjuvant therapy, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transurethral thermal therapy for benign prostatic hypertrophy delivered by a new-generation, cooled, high-energy microwave catheter is effective and safe, with a high rate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) –Tetracycline ointment should not be replaced by povidone iodine solution as prophylactic therapy for ophthalmia neonatorum, according to a study from Israel published in…
