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) – The results of a randomized trial indicate that sequential and alternating chemotherapy with radiotherapy provide similar survival and larynx preservation in patients with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), ambrisentan may be an alternative to bosentan or sitaxsentan when those agents cause liver problems, according…
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a small study suggest that occipital nerve stimulation is a safe treatment for intractable chronic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The addition of cetuximab to a fluoropyrimideine-based chemotherapy regimen reduces progression-free survival and worsens quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women with asthma are at increased risk of having babies of low birth weight and of premature deliveries, which largely accounts for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The typical cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) exam delivers a radiation dose equivalent to that of 600 chest x-rays, new research shows, although the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Based on preliminary results in two patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis, intraarticular delivery of a gene encoding a cytokine blocker substantially reduces joint…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A fibrin-derived peptide (FX06) appears to limit infarct size when given during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, according…
John J. Huang, MD, Assistant Professor at the Yale Eye Center, discusses the etiologies causing uveitis. References and Resources Ephgrave K. Extra-intestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease. Surg Clin…
John J. Huang, MD, Assistant Professor at the Yale Eye Center, talks about novel approaches to neuroprotection. References and Resources Osborne NN. Recent clinical findings with memantine should…
