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) – The authors of a systematic review and meta-analysis of relevant studies encourage clinicians to exercise good judgment in using the injectable antibiotic tigecycline…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with chronic stable heart failure (HF) due to nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, a year’s treatment with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In older patients with major depression and executive dysfunction, modified problem-solving therapy is more effective than supportive therapy in reducing disability, new research…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Anticoagulation with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) dalteparin following heart valve surgery leads to fewer adverse events than does unfractionated heparin, Canadian researchers report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Restricting fluids excessively during major abdominal surgery, even using an individualized “goal-directed fluid strategy,” increases the risk of hypovolemia and impairs organ function…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Alpha-blockers and antibiotics relieve symptoms of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) better than other therapies, according to a network meta-analysis in the…
Rosuvastatin should be considered for HIV-positive people with dyslipidemia — and guidelines should be updated to reflect that, suggests a new study. Although guidelines from the Infectious Diseases…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with atrial fibrillation, strict heart rate control provides no advantage over more lenient control, according to a focused update of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravascular ultrasound guidance (IVUS) in patients treated with drug-eluting stent for bifurcation lesions, may improve long-term clinical outcomes, Korean researchers report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tinidazole is no more effective than metronidazole in bacterial vaginosis. New treatments are still needed, researchers report in an on-line paper in the…