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) – Senior investigator Dr. Henry T. Akinbi of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, provided this perspective in…
The first annual Mobile Health Expo was held on October 19-21, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. The conference was attended by leaders in areas including mobile medicine, wireless…
Joseph Ramagnulo, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses abdominal pain that cannot be diagnosed and a study he is coducting…
Jacob G. Robison, MD, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses reversal of flow, a technique where particles that occur at the time of balloon…
Francis G. Spinale, MD, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses controlling BP using biomarkers to tell us if we should add on antihypertensive therapy. Related Reading Angiotensin-(1-7)…
Charles E. Argoff, MD, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Comprehensive Pain Center, Albany Medical Center, describes the side effect profile of topical NSAIDs, which is exactly…
Charles E. Argoff, MD, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Comprehensive Pain Center, Albany Medical Center, describes new guidelines for pain management in geriatrics. The most reasonable…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with mixed dyslipidemia, fenofibric acid added to atorvastatin and ezetimibe results in improved lipid and non-lipid levels, according to a report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with advanced HIV disease –either AIDS or a CD4 count below 200 — initial antiretroviral regimens based on efavirenz or ritonavir-boosted…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When sepsis is suspected in a newborn infant, a complete blood count as a test for infection improves “dramatically” with increasing time over…
