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) – Consistent with their ability to block platelet aggregation, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appear to increase the risk of serious upper gastrointestinal (GI)…
Derek Enlander MD, Internist and CFS & Fibromyalgia specialist, discusses Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or ME and its history, symptomatology and diagnosis. Dr. Enlander is the author of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection who are hepatitis B e antigen-positive, viral genotype is one of the strongest predictors…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A six-month course of triple antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation reduces the risk of revascularization for up to two years, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While the risk of stroke after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is highest in the first few days, stroke risk remains elevated even…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) improves aortic remodeling in patients with stable dissection of the descending aorta, but it remains unclear whether long-term…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Androgen suppression therapy – and its attendant side effects — may not be necessary for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with combination…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin prevents coronary heart disease in blacks, according to trial results published in the December American Heart Journal. “It’s very…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with atrial fibrillation, a body mass index (BMI) of 27.0 kg/meters-squared or higher increases the risk for left atrial/left atrial appendage…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Endoscopic resection of large colonic polyps is a safe and cost-effective alternative to surgery, according to a paper in the December issue of…
