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…
Marsha Guess, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at Yale University, discusses altered sexual function in women and a Yale study that is looking at…
Christian Pettker, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Yale University, discusses multiple pregnancies, the risks associated with them and how they can be made…
Randolph Schiffer, MD, Medical Director, Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Cleveland Clinic, discusses brain health and cognitive loss, its increasing importance across all disciplines of medicine and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Because cholinesterase inhibitors induce can bradycardia, particularly at higher doses, physicians are being urged to closely monitor patients treated with these medications, especially…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that tenofovir 300 mg-emtricitabine 200 mg (TDF-FTC) is comparable to abacavir 600 mg-lamivudine 300 mg (ABC-3TC) in anti-HIV efficacy but…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in US cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy has increased 10-fold since their introduction, yet there’s been no associated decline in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Lipid assessment of vascular disease risk can be simplified by measuring either cholesterol levels or apolipoproteins, without fasting and without looking at triglyceride…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After breast-conserving surgery for invasive cancer, mammographic density is a risk factor for local recurrence, particularly in women who don’t undergo radiotherapy, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding angioplasty to medical therapy does not improve the outcomes of patients with renal-artery stenosis and carries substantial risks, according to a report…
This week, the AMA is mobilizing its grassroots network to vote “yes” on H.R. 3961, the “Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009.” This bill would permanently repeal…
