Each week we present you with the latest featured study from the research teams at JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Check out the video for intriguing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with depressive symptoms are at increased risk for developing coronary heart disease (CHD), especially fatal CHD, according to findings from the Nurses’…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients who are admitted on a weekend for bleeding peptic ulcers have worse survival than their peers admitted on a weekday, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men ages 75 to 80 years old with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) level less than 3 ng/mL are unlikely to experience life-threatening…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Breastfeeding, both exclusive and partial, appears to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a report in the March…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although it is safe, low-dose vitamin K used to treat warfarin recipients with high INRs (international normalized ratios) does not reduce episodes of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who sustain a traumatic brain injury, even of mild severity, remain at increased risk for epilepsy for at least 10 years, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that when it comes to children’s shoes, the size listed by the manufacturer is rarely the true size. In nearly…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A diet high in vitamin E during early pregnancy may increase the risk of congenital heart defects in offspring, new research indicates. The…
Use of skin cells to create pluripotent stem cells that look and act like embryonic stem cells have been discovered. References and Resources Takahashi K, Tanabe K, Ohnuki…
Victor Kim, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses COPD risk factors, and current research and developments in the…
