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…
Gwenn O’Keeffe, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, speaking at the AMA 2009 Medical Communications Conference, reminds us of the health reasons kids need to be outdoors and gives some handy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using polymyxin B hemoperfusion as a means of reducing endotoxin levels in the blood can improve survival and other outcomes in patients with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even a short period of 4 to 8 weeks of smoking cessation prior to surgery to treat upper aerodigestive tract squamous cell carcinoma…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children and adolescents who use stimulant medications, primarily methylphenidate, are at increased risk for sudden death, according to a report in The American…
Hospital Medicine 2009 – The Society of Hospital Medicine’s (SHM) Annual Meeting is the premier educational event for healthcare professionals who specialize in hospital medicine At the annual…
Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA, Executive Director, Annenberg Physician Training Program in Addictive Disease, discusses alcoholism and argues that it is in fact a disease rather than a…
Ari Brown, MD, Pediatrician and author of 2 books, “Baby 411 – Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby’s First Year” and “Toddler 411”, talks about the…
Craig R Sweet, MD, Reproductive, Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist, discusses the fate of frozen embryos. In the US alone there are 400,000-500,000 cryopreserved human embryos, some of which…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In asymptomatic individuals at intermediate risk for atherosclerosis, the absence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a valuable “negative risk factor” for major…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The genotype for the serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) is not a risk factor for depression, nor does it interact with stressful life events to…
