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) – Balloon angioplasty, drug-eluting stents, and bare metal stents appear to be equally effective at reducing death or myocardial infarction (MI) over a year’s…
This is the Sunday, June 13 edition of our rapidly digestible highlights of the AMA 2010 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates. Sponsored by the American Medical…
Not able to attend this year’s AMA Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates? Catch our rapidly digestible highlights each day, starting with these from Saturday, June 12.…
J. James Rohack, MD, President, addresses the American Medical Association 2010 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates. Sponsored by the American Medical Association
Michael D. Maves, MD, MBA, Executive Vice President & CEO, addresses the American Medical Association 2010 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates. Sponsored by the American Medical…
For 163 years the American Medical Association (AMA) has pursued its mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. Our members,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-power laser vaporization is a safe and effective alternative to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia, results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB), adding a later-generation fluoroquinolone to the treatment regimen may improve outcomes, even when drug-susceptibility testing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with relapsing mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) on immunosuppressive therapy may benefit from the addition of a high-potency probiotic mixture (VSL#3; VSL Pharmaceuticals…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When used to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) following cesarean section, a single dose of carbetocin (Duratocin, Pabal) is less likely than oxytocin (Sintocinon)…
