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) – A new generation of sensitive assays for measuring cardiac troponin I could enhance the diagnostic accuracy for acute myocardial infarction (MI), even early…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – “There is no strong evidence” that any significant subpopulation of breast cancer patients diagnosed in the 1980s and early 1990s was ever “cured,”…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Environmental exposure to tobacco smoke – a known risk factor for myocardial infarction and other acute coronary syndromes (ACS) – can also worsen…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stroke is uncommon after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a study of the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR).…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with high-risk esophageal varices treated with the beta-blocker carvedilol had lower rates of first bleeding episodes than patients treated with variceal band…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Neoadjuvant hormonal therapy for prostate cancer may increase the risk of death in men with coronary artery disease-induced heart failure or myocardial infarction…
Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, gives us an overview of Parkinson’s Disease and describes study results which showed that exercise therapy had a…
Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses research findings on forced exercise for patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Summary 1. Based on research findings, Parkinson’s…
The diagnosis of prostate cancer can be a confusing and scary time for many men. Ken Burger discusses his process of learning to adapt and deal with the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Laparoscopic surgery is as efficient as open surgery for rectal cancer, according to results of a randomized trial. Dr. Juan Lujan and colleagues…
