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) – No matter whether they receive biological or mechanical prosthetic aortic valves, patients have generally similar survival and complication rates — until 10 years…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Interest in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) grew in the mid-1990s based on the belief that it could reduce the complications seen…
Andrea L. Looney, DVM, DiP/ACVA, Senior Lecturer, Section of Anesthesiology, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, describes the function and goals of the Cornell University Hospital for Animals,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with stable angina pectoris, the heart-rate lowering drug ivabradine reduces attack frequency and nitrate consumption – and this is true even…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provide complimentary information in predicting a person’s short-…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who lie on their backs for 15 minutes after intrauterine insemination have a better chance of becoming pregnant than women who move…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a follow-up study of Alaska Natives who received plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine when they were more than 6 months old, a large…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with hypertension, physicians should assess the presence of subclinical organ damage, an indication of high absolute risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous infusions of iron sucrose before planned colorectal cancer surgery does not reduce perioperative blood transfusions, according to a report in the British…
This week the House of Representatives unveiled two bills addressing health system reform, The Affordable Health Care for America Act and the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act. See…
