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) – Combined positron-emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) improves the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and also reduces the numbers of total…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a prospective observational study confirm an increased risk of death in patients with ischemic stroke and moderate to severe obstructive sleep…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), substantial myocardial salvage and reduced infarct size can be achieved even when primary angioplasty is…
John Flaherty, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, discusses clostridium difficile treatment in hospitals, Summary: Clostridium difficile in hospital patients has a mortality rate…
Michael Howell, MD, discusses an exciting advance in mechanical ventilation, targeted PEEP therapy, citing the results of a pilot study that used an esophageal balloon to measure pleural…
John Flaherty, MD, Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University, discusses HIV infection, latest trends in treatment and what a hospitalist needs to know. Summary: 1.There is a trend toward…
Barry Marshall, MD, AC, FRS, FAA, describes his discovery of helicobacter pylori as a cause of peptic ulcer disease by infecting himself with the organism Summary: The discovery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – C-reactive protein (CRP) does not appear to have a causal role in coronary heart disease (CHD), and using it to predict the risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In very low birthweight infants with apnea of prematurity, a variable flow ventilator may be more effective for respiratory support than a conventional…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that when given to women in labor, allopurinol crosses the placenta during fetal hypoxia and may help reduce brain injury.…
