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) – During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, it is safe to continue chest compressions while a defibrillator is charging prior to shock administration, and this strategy shortens…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients hospitalized with severe headache generally experience considerable pain relief at least some of the time when given aspirin intravenously, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Left atrial volume rather than diameter is more strongly associated with thromboembolic risk markers in patients with mitral stenosis, and should be used…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel is much reduced in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, according to a Norwegian study published online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among women undergoing IVF and who respond poorly to ovarian stimulation, successful outcomes are not increased when embryo transfer takes place on day…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treating common warts with topical salicylic acid is less effective than cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen, a Dutch study has shown. Plantar warts, however,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men whose baseline PSA is less than 2.0 ng/mL are unlikely to benefit from further screening for prostate cancer, according to findings reported…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly individuals who fracture a hip have a reduced mortality risk if they undergo surgery within 1 to 3 days, a Canadian team…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A finding of homozygosity for mutations that cause Gaucher disease in patients who report no symptoms of the disorder warrants further followup. Manifestations…
