NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A low-glycemic index diet can significantly reduce the need for insulin in women with gestational diabetes, without compromising maternal or fetal outcomes, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As the number of African Americans in a given US county increases, the number of specialists involved in colorectal cancer care decreases, according…
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) – The genotype for the serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) is not a risk factor for depression, nor does it interact with stressful life events to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Roughly a third of caregivers do not use albuterol properly when their child has an asthma exacerbation, according to a report in the…
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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Statin therapy is associated with a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with diabetes, according to a report in the June issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a small pilot study of frail older women with unexplained weight loss, infusion of the appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin led to improvement in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research questions prior reports of a lower prevalence of intermittent claudication in women than in men, suggesting instead that it may simply…
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…