(HealthDay)—A pulsed-dye laser with a novel 15-mm diameter treatment beam improves the appearance of rosacea, according to a study published
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A fat belly is bad for your heart
Belly fat, even in people who are not otherwise overweight, is bad for the heart, according to results from the
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Elderly less likely to benefit from simultaneous radio- and chemotherapy for lung cancer
An analysis of elderly patients treated in a phase II trial of radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy in non-small cell lung
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Novel discoveries on aggressive NK-cell leukemia pave the way for new treatments
An international research consortium led by researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, has discovered new information related to a
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Personalized letter improves pregnancy weight for women with gestational diabetes
Women with gestational diabetes who received a tailored letter with personalized weight-gain recommendations were significantly more likely to meet national
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Citing opioid crisis, feds seek rule change for drugmakers
Drugmakers would be required to identify the legitimate need for controlled substances to justify their production under a proposed rule
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Gene mapping lays groundwork for precision chemotherapy
Despite the great successes of targeted cancer drugs and the promise of novel immunotherapies, the vast majority of people diagnosed
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TLR9 agonist CMP-001-pembrolizumab combination shows early efficacy for metastatic melanoma resistant to anti-PD-1
A combination of CMP-001, an intratumoral Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist, and pembrolizumab (Keytruda), tested in patients with metastatic melanoma
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Hope for new treatment of severe epilepsy
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe they have found a method that in the future could help people suffering
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Huge variation in prescribing practice for gluten-free foods in England
Prescribing practice for gluten free foods in England varies hugely, and doesn’t seem to be driven by obvious medical factors,
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