Pre-natal exposure to anti-epilepsy medications including the drug valproate has been associated with an increased risk for congenital malformations and delayed cognitive development in children. A new study…
By Andrew M. Seaman New York (Reuters Health) – Women with lung cancer who ate the most soy before their diagnosis might live a little longer than those…
Sean Ahrens, co-founder of Crohnology, discusses how he brought a community of Crohn’s and Colitis patients together to share their collective knowledge and track their disease. Sean was diagnosed…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a randomized controlled trial, the anti-CA-125 vaccine abagovomab did not prolong survival in patients with ovarian cancer in first remission — despite…
Ron Shelton, MD, co-founder of The New York Aesthetic Consultants, wants to educate you on how to prevent wrinkles. He discusses factors in the development of wrinkles, including sun…
Each year in the United States thousands of women undergo a hysterectomy for non-cancer-related gynecological disorders. Many of these procedures are performed using minimally invasive techniques including laparoscopy…
It is generally recommended that women who are planning to become pregnant take a daily supplement of folic acid. Taking this supplement has been associated with reduced risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Revised guidelines on the assessment and management of reproductive complications in young female cancer survivors provide the latest evidence-based recommendations for evaluation and…
Alan Greene, MD, Founder, DrGreene.com, discusses the optimal time for umbilical cord clamping, and how early clamping may contribute to iron deficiency anemia in the newborn. Filmed at FutureMed,…
Roger Garcia, DO, Medical Director at BodyLogicMD, in Ohio, discusses how epigenetics can help us understand how we can be in control of changes in our gene expression…