NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Modafinil, a wake-promoting drug initially used to treat narcolepsy, increases extracellular dopamine — an effect that increases the drug’s potential for abuse —…
Paul H. Ratner, MD, MBA, Allergist, discusses the genesis of a new treatment for allergy to airborne pollens, developed by Ashok Wahi, BS, MS, PE. Marketed as Chloraseptic…
Joseph Spiegel, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, discusses the wide-ranging patient group who need their voices professionally and gives…
Howard Krein , MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson University, discusses the history of botulinum toxin A, its clinical uses and how…
James A. Underberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at NYU Medical School, discusses the treatment of high triglycerides in patients, including the…
James A. Underberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at NYU Medical School, discusses why low HDL is associated with high triglycerides and…
Howard Krein, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson College Medical School, discusses the most popular cosmetic fillers, restylane, perlane and juvederm,…
James A. Underberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at NYU Medical School, discusses the effects of triglyceride levels on cardiovascular disease. Dr.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High blood pressure accounts for some of the disproportionately higher mortality rates among African American patients with breast cancer compared with Caucasian patients,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that metabolic syndrome, primarily the abdominal obesity component, is associated with lung function impairment. Moreover, the degree of obesity need…