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) – Beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists are no more effective than other medications used for primary prevention of heart failure in patients with hypertension, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children with a parental history of allergies or asthma, having been delivered by cesarean section appears to increases the odds that they…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kidneys transplanted from living donors over the age of 55 are associated with “excellent outcomes” in older transplant recipients, according to data from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Improvements in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) during early childhood have led to fewer infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and stable lung function…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – If an initial screening colonoscopy indicates no colorectal neoplasia, the odds that a malignancy will develop in the next 5 years is “extremely…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hospitalization rates for angioedema have increased in the United States in recent years, surpassing those for other allergic disorders in 2001, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In hypertensive patients with a prior MI, a treatment strategy based on sustained release verapamil is comparable to one based on atenolol in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in the resins that line food and beverage containers and in the production of polycarbonate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with the phosphodiesterase inhibitor pentoxifylline can significantly reduce proteinuria in patients with diabetic and other forms of chronic kidney disease, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with inadequately treated asthma during pregnancy are at increased risk for premature delivery, according to findings by the Organization of Teratology Information…
