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) – An analysis of data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study confirms that men with diabetes mellitus are less prone to develop prostate cancer…
Elisa Mazzaferro, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Director of Emergency Services, Wheat Ridge Veterinary Specialists, describes simple ways to protect your pet and keep them from harm in and out…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rituximab appears to be of benefit to some patients with severe proliferative or membranous lupus nephritis, according to a small French study published…
Josh Levitsky, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Hepatology, Northwestern University, discusses the management of patients in acute liver failure. References and Resources O’Neal H, Olds J, Webster N.…
Jaime Landman, MD, Director of Minimally Invasive Urology at Columbia Medical Center, describes technological advances in endoscopy and lasers used to treat kidney disease. References and Resources Andonian…
Steven F. Rubin, DO, former president of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP), discusses how rewarding it is to practice primary care medicine at the 2008…
Susan Volpicella-Levy, DO, President, New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS), explains the role of a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at the 2008 Atlantic Regional Osteopathic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When radical cystectomy is not performed within 12 weeks of diagnosis with stage II bladder cancer, all-cause and disease-specific mortality increases, US researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with depressive symptoms are at increased risk for developing coronary heart disease (CHD), especially fatal CHD, according to findings from the Nurses’…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A meta-analysis of study data suggests that up to one in four patients who are hospitalized for an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary…
