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…
James A. Underberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at NYU Medical School, discusses how to approach and treat a patient with elevated…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spine Specialist, discusses back pain, a condition that one in three Americans will experience, its diagnosis, causes and treatment options. References and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with synchronous primary ovarian and endometrial cancers have better survival rates than women with single ovarian cancers do, according to a report…
Talissa A. Altes, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology at University of Virginia Health System, discusses the use of hyperpolarized gas MRI to study asthma. References and Resources de…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Diabetics who use drugs from the glitazone class appear to have a modest increase in risk of developing macular edema, according to study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Increased duration of television viewing in early childhood – as a proxy measure of sedentary behavior – is associated with the development of…
Dr. Andrea Looney, DVM, DiP/ACVA, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses how veterinarians do not treat pain in animals well because animals have varied responses…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Surgically induced weight loss is cost-effective relative to conventional therapy for the management of type 2 diabetes in obese patients, both in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dietary counseling and food fortification can improve symptoms and general health status for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study suggest that tuberculosis may be cured faster by adding moxifloxacin to a standard TB treatment protocol than…
