Anand Germanwala, MD, Neurosurgeon, University of North Carolina, discusses skull base neurosurgery and recent advances in minimally invasive techniques, which often require the assistance of ear, nose and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In teenagers who are morbidly obese, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) can significantly improve or and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, according to…
Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP, is the Co-Founder of Renaissance Health, a consultancy that aims to design and implement new models of health care delivery. He talks about the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that as the frequency of vigorous exercise increases, so does the risk of atrial fibrillation. “Although vigorous exercise has numerous…
Elizabeth Szalay, MD, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of New Mexico, discusses the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in children in the USA. Only 16% of children in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Excessive weight, smoking, diabetes, and hypertension in mid-life are strongly correlated with the development of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, investigators report in an…
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) – New research shows that oropharyngeal cleansing with chlorhexidine solution is no better than a control solution of potassium permanganate in preventing nosocomial pneumonia…
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…