High post-treatment concentrations of a radioactive imaging marker are predictive of worse overall survival from inoperable, locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, prospective study findings suggest.
Read more →An international research team has identified a DNA methylation signature that identifies patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer who are at high risk for relapse.
Read more →Two targeted anticancer drugs used together after first-line chemotherapy for advanced stage non-small-cell lung cancer improve progression-free survival, the results of a large, prospective study show.
Read more →Researchers from Italy say that the majority of hospitalizations for pediatric asthma reflect inadequate disease management rather than disease severity.
Read more →Individuals who have attempted suicide and also have a history of self-harm should be thoroughly assessed for psychotic symptoms in order to prevent delayed treatment and the risk for repeated suicide attempts, say researchers.
Read more →Large and rare chromosomal copy number variants are uncommon in patients with bipolar disorder, even those with early-onset disease, study findings confirm.
Read more →THURSDAY, Oct. 31 — When they should be listening to their instructors, today’s college students are instead using their phones or tablets 11 times per day while in class, a new study contends.
More than 80 percent of students said they knew that…
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 — Your immune system influences the types of microorganisms that live on your skin and affect your risk for disease, according to a new study.
A person’s skin contains millions of beneficial and potentially disease-causing…
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 — Malaria cases in the United States hit a 40-year high in 2011, federal health officials reported Thursday.
There were 1,925 cases of malaria that year, the highest number since 1971. That represents a 14 percent increase from…
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 — Drug makers would have to promptly notify the federal government of potential drug shortages under a new rule proposed Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The companies would be required to alert the FDA at least…