NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children and adolescents who use stimulant medications, primarily methylphenidate, are at increased risk for sudden death, according to a report in The American…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a randomized study of patients with acute attacks of migraine, real acupuncture proved more effective than two different types of sham acupuncture…
Vee Bhide, MD, Pediatrician, Internist, discusses the need for physicians to have a knowledge of complementary and alternative medicines. A recent study by the NIH and US Government…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Failure to get a full night’s sleep can lead to weight gain or compromise the beneficial effects of a reduced calorie diet on…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As adjunct to standard wound care, external shock wave therapy (ESWT) can promote the healing of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers, Italian researchers report.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although instituting a phenylalanine-restricted diet can be challenging in adults with phenylketonuria (PKU), this intervention may improve quality of life for both the…
Lauren Streicher, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, talks about “bioidentical hormones,” a phrase coined by marketing companies to describe hormone compounds available to women. Sponsored…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to some earlier reports, the results of a clinical registry study and systematic review suggest that male and female stroke patients have…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Changes in the diagnosis and treatment of depression occurred soon after the US Food and Drug Administration warned in 2003 of a suicidality…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In men with diabetes, coffee consumption does not increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases or all-cause morality, according to a brief report in…