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) – There is “compelling evidence” for a benefit of statins in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the evidence is not yet strong enough…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Diabetes is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation in women, U.S. investigators report in the October issue of Diabetes Care. The disease…
James Rohack, MD, President of the American Medical Association discusses the benefits of AMA membership in an interview with Michael Banks, MD, co-founder of The Doctor’s Channel. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Premenopausal women with vitamin D deficiency are at increased risk for systolic hypertension in the coming years, according to study findings presented Thursday…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who undergo vaginal hysterectomy and reconstructive pelvic surgery during the same operation are more likely to have perioperative complications than those who…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that over half of men who choose watchful waiting as the initial strategy for prostate cancer require no treatment on…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In older patients with stable coronary disease, adding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to optimal medical therapy neither improves nor worsens their outcomes, new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During the 2007-2008 flu season, the licensed inactivated flu vaccine was 50% more effective than the live attenuated vaccine in preventing laboratory-confirmed symptomatic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Excessive intake of fructose can increase blood pressure and induce other features of the metabolic syndrome, according to study findings presented Wednesday at…
James Rohack, MD, President of the American Medical Association discusses the importance of electronic medical records in an interview with Michael Banks, MD, co-founder of The Doctor’s Channel.…
