Giving prednisolone orally rather than intravenously may be the preferred route of administration when treating patients hospitalized with a COPD exacerbation, new research suggests. Reuters Health Information
There was no difference in survival in early-stage NSCLC patients treated with surgery alone, surgery combined with adjuvant chemotherapy, or preoperative chemotherapy. Medscape Medical News
Genetic variations among patients with remitting-relapsing multiple sclerosis may help predict which individuals are likely to respond to interferon-beta therapy. Medscape Medical News
Long-term outcomes from the CALM-PD trial show therapy with a dopamine agonist or levodopa initially, followed by open label levodopa, resulted in similar disability and quality of life after 6 years. Medscape Medical News
Early prostate cancer that is untreated can subject patients to feelings of anxiety. How does active surveillance affect these patients emotionally? Medscape Medical News