Initial Specimen Diversion Device Cuts Culture Contamination
Initial specimen diversion device reduces blood culture contamination without impacting sensitivity
Patients Often Prescribed Futile Drugs in Last Months of Life
Researchers find many still prescribed long-term disease-preventing medications
Overweight Boys at Greater Risk of Colon Cancer in Adulthood
But study also found that losing weight lowered those odds
Combined Urine Test for T2:ERG, PCA3 Ups Prostate CA Detection
Combined urinary testing can avoid unnecessary prostate biopsy, while preserving high sensitivity
ASCO: Capecitabine May Extend Survival in Biliary Tract Cancer
Survival benefit seen in those given capecitabine versus surgery alone
Researchers Say PDE5 Inhibitors Don’t Cause Melanoma
Any connection appears to be due to detection bias, investigators conclude
One in Five Cancers in the United States Is Considered Rare
Little-known malignancies harder to diagnose and treat, researchers say
ASCO: Vaccination Tied to Substantial Reduction in Oral HPV
Vaccination may help prevent oral HPV infections linked to oral cancers, researcher says
Most Routine Coagulation Tests Reliable Up to Eight Hours
PT/INR, aPTT, fibrinogen, FV, D-dimer can be reliably assessed in tubes stored for up to eight hours
Just Two Weeks of Inactivity Can Up Risk of Developing Disease
Consistent daily activity vital to optimal health, researchers say
