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) – Dizziness in the elderly is caused by cardiovascular disease in over half of patients seen in primary care, according to new research from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pegylated interferon alfa-2a safely reduces HIV-1 load in untreated patients without chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravesical botulinum toxin improves overactive bladder symptoms, but with a significant risk of urinary retention, according to a meta-analysis reported April 19th in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A nursing intervention in a surgical ward reduced postoperative pneumonia rates – admittedly low to start with — by 77% over an 18-month…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is an effective and safe treatment for renal calculi in children, French researchers report in the June issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Biliary stenting can be an effective therapy for large or multiple common bile duct (CBD) stones, new research shows. With two months of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term follow-up of more than 2000 patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease shows stenting to be as effective as coronary artery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) For surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence, tension-free midurethral tapes should be “the first option of treatment,” according to the lead author of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Some men having coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) especially smokers — should also be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), even if they’re…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Heart failure patients who see a physician within a week after hospital discharge are less likely to be readmitted within 30 days, according to…
