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) – Extended use of individual beta-carotene, retinol, and lutein supplements, at doses higher than in multivitamins, increases lung cancer risk, according to data from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A number of factors, including gender and favorite head position, influence the severity of deformational plagiocephaly in infants, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Endometrial cancer is associated with an elevated risk of colorectal cancer, but not breast cancer, according to study results in the April issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In most infants who undergo fluoroscopy guided lumbar puncture (LP), the procedure will introduce red blood cells into the cerebrospinal fluid, which can…
Daniel J. Salchow, MD, Director, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses the rare problem of cataracts in children. 1 in 250 children in…
Daniel J. Salchow, MD, Director, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses the importance of ruling out infection in small infants born with bilateral…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of critically ill adults, use of chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated sponges for dressings significantly reduced the risk of catheter-related infections compared with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4, adding nitazoxanide to peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin improves the virologic response rates, new research shows.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A body mass index that falls outside the normal range is associated with an increased risk of bleeding and death after percutaneous coronary…
Daniel J. Salchow, MD, Director, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses amblyopia in children, and the surgical and non-surgical treatment options. References and…
