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) – Anemia that develops in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients during treatment with peginterferon-alfa and ribavirin (PEG-IFN/RBV) may be a good sign, new research…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation and the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) offer less invasive options for treating women with symptomatic adenomyosis, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Conjugated bilirubin (CB) and direct bilirubin (DB) level measurements cannot be interpreted interchangeably, caution a group of pediatricians from San Francisco, California in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A molecular complex of aspirin and phosphatidylcholine called PL2200 seems to protect against acute gastroduodenal erosion and ulceration in older adults at risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elevated systolic blood pressure and low diastolic blood pressure are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among patients with type 2…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In adolescents and adults with active eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a 15-day induction course of nebulized budesonide is sufficient to induce histologic remission and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A newer ureteral stent, designed to be more comfortable than an older stent, actually isn’t, according to results of a randomized controlled trial.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vaccinating pregnant women against influenza is a highly effective way of keeping their infants from being hospitalized with influenza in the first six…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Initiating mediastinal nodal staging of suspected lung cancer with endosonography, followed by surgical staging (mediastinoscopy) if needed, improves the detection of metastases and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There appear to be several problems with the current clinical staging criteria for localized prostate cancer, according to a study published online today…
