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…
Andrew Charles, MD, Professor, Director of Headache Research and Treatment Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses migraine treatment, and the strategy doctors must use when approaching…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Misoprostol plus oxytocin is no more effective than oxytocin alone for controlling atonic post-partum hemorrhage, but it has more side effects, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Beta-blockers can improve survival and reduce exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – even in patients with cardiovascular disease, a new study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Including tirofiban (Aggrastat) in pre-hospital protocols can improve the outcomes of angioplasty for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to randomized trial results.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In preterm infants born at a gestational age of 32 weeks or younger, keeping oxygen saturation low in the first few weeks of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Superficial, or “nuisance,” bleeding troubled more than a quarter of patients on dual-antiplatelet therapy following the implantation of drug-eluting stents, according to new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Delivery of the neonate via emergency cesarean section occurs more quickly with a vertical skin incision than a transverse skin incision, but this…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In HIV-infected adults with low plasma zinc levels, supplementation at nutritional levels for 18 months prevents immune failure during antiretroviral therapy and reduces…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving a single antenatal course of intramuscular corticosteroids after 34 weeks of gestation significantly enhances fetal lung maturity in pregnancies with documented fetal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Statins do not reduce fracture risk or increase bone mineralization in postmenopausal women, according to a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).…
