According to results of a multicenter randomized clinical trial, patients with advanced NSCLC derived no benefit from the addition of sorafenib (Nexavar) to chemotherapy. References and Resources Scagliotti…
Greg Foltz, MD, Director, Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA, discusses current treatments for brain cancer. References and Resources Schönekaes K, Mücke R,…
At the American Academy of Neurology meeting, researchers gave final results of the phase III PRECISE trial of glatiramer acetate (Copaxone), which delayed the onset of clinically confirmed…
Howard Simon, MD, Director, Newly Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, State University Hospital Syracuse, discusses when psychicians should refer patients for gastric bypass surgery or laparoscopic band surgery. References…
Results of a Gynecologic Oncology Group study suggest that for patients with recurrent cervical cancer, bevacizumab has demonstrated activity and promise as an option for second or third…
Effective rheumatoid arthritis treatment may reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular disease, according to an international study. References and Resources Naranjo A, Sokka T, Descalzo…
Howard Simon, MD, Director, Newly Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, State University Hospital Syracuse, discusses the complications associated with bariatric surgery. References and Resources Fernández-Esparrach G, Bordas JM, Pellisé…
Howard Simon, MD, Director, Newly Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, State University Hospital Syracuse, discusses the questions and concerns patients have before undergoing bariatric surgery. References and Resources Larsen…
William Chey, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, discusses how to test for eradication of H. Pylori. References and Resources Siddique I, Al-Mekhaizeem…
Friedrich Kueppers, MD, Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses screening for COPD. References and Resources Hemminki K, Li X, Sundquist K, Sundquist J.…
