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With partisan fighting increasingly the norm in Washington, one of the few potential points of agreement might be federal funding for so-called home visiting programs.
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Educate adolescents and young women about human papillomavirus (HPV) with new materials provided by the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) "Be Confident!" campaign.
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In this review of 195 patients with metastatic breast cancer, detection of 5 or more circulating cancer cells in 7.5 mL of whole blood correlated with reduced overall survival. Furthermore, the presence of extensive bone metastases, as detected by PET/CT, was shown to be associated with increased circulating tumor cells (CTC).
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A 68-year-old white female presented to her internist complaining of fatigue for the past month. The patient is a piano teacher who traveled to her students' houses for their lessons, which had become a significant effort for her.
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Results from a Phase 3 study of dabigatran, intensive lipid-lowering in CVD, H1N1 vaccine dosing and efficacy, and FDA Actions
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In a retrospective review of 71 patients treated in either a second- or third-line setting for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) at a single institution, three orally administered drugs (lomustine, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide) were shown to be effective in producing responses (overall response rate 38%) but had little effect on overall survival (median survival 19 weeks).
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Among funeral workers, the duration of embalming practice and related formaldehyde exposure were significantly associated with an increased risk for mortality from myeloid leukemia.
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Lynch Syndrome (LS) is a familial colorectal cancer syndrome, which occurs as a result of autosomal dominant inheritance of DNA mismatch repair genes.
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