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…
John D. Kelly, IV, MD, Vice Chairman/Director, Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses simple treatments to reduce the painful symptoms associated with arthritis. References and Resources…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dasatinib, a second-generation dual-specific BCR-ABL kinase inhibitor penetrates the blood-brain barrier and has promising therapeutic potential for Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia that has spread…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Topical gabapentin is a well tolerated, effective treatment for relieving the pain of localized and generalized vulvodynia, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A condensed version of the 10-item Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) is useful in screening for postpartum depression in primary care settings, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with marked clinical fluctuation in neurologic status due to cerebral ischemia may benefit from thrombolytic therapy, researchers from Canada report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) For the 5% to 10% of adults who fail to mount an adequate response to the standard hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine regimen, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A small but significant increase in mortality is seen within 120 days of transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy, according to a report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nearly all children with suspected or known hypersensitivity to vaccines can be safely immunized, US researchers contend, and in the September issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Data from the Geneva Cancer Registry show an increased long-term risk of colon cancer after external radiation therapy for prostate cancer, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Multislice CT detects proximal coronary atherosclerotic plaque or obstructive coronary artery disease in “a significant proportion” of patients with a low or intermediate…
