Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and Pratt School of Engineering found that a novel growth factor significantly improves the ...
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A meta-analysis found that soy intake may be associated with a small reduction in the risk of breast cancer.
However, because ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that mild cognitive impairment, a disorder considered a strong early predictor of Alzheimer's disease, ...
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A study, conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, found that Cardura ( Doxazosin ), an alpha-adrenergic blocker commonly ...
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The Phase II trial data showed that Fingolimod ( FTY720 ) taken once-daily during the initial six months of treatment ...
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Ibuprofen can interfere with the anti-platelet effect of low dose Aspirin ( 81 mg per day ), potentially rendering Aspirin ...
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Two-year interim results from a Phase 2 trial comparing Campath ( Alemtuzumab ) with Rebif ( Interferon beta-1a ) for ...
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Myocardial infarction survivors taking COX-2-selective (NSAIDs) inhibitors or high dosages of nonselective nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) are at ...
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There have been post-marketing reports of Colchicine toxicity with concomitant use of Clarithromycin ( Biaxin/Klacid ) and Colchicine, especially in ...
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A retrospective case-control study of 21,008 women in Finland has found that those with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy ( ICP ...
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Cirrhosis related to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ( NASH ) is associated with fewer complications and a lower mortality compared to cirrhosis ...
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Long QT syndrome is, sometimes fatal, heart rhythm disorder that is often present from birth.. It affects one in every ...
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In a study of more than one thousand preschool-age children, those who were exposed to more than two hours of ...
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In the journal Anticancer Research, investigators reported that treating mice with an extract of leaves of Ginkgo biloba both before ...
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New research is reinforcing the longstanding belief that a connection exists between periodontal disease, or severe gum inflammation, and cardiovascular ...
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Research on the genetics of smoking has focused on genes that are thought to be related to nicotine metabolism, personality ...
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Researchers found evidence that suggests Crohn's disease is caused by a weak immune response.
The study, published in The Lancet, also ...
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A study found that children with symptoms of anxiety and depression may have an increased tendency to use ecstasy in ...
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Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified three proteins that are found in significantly lower concentration in the ...
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Selective T cell stimulation could help improve treatment of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, or juvenile diabetes. ...
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The dietary supplements Glucosamine and Chondroitin sulfate proved no better than a placebo in relieving osteoarthritis knee pain in most ...
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Results of a small study showed promise in improving erectile dysfunction in men who had shown minimal reaction to Sildenafil ...
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Preeclampsia, the development of high blood pressure and protein in the urine during pregnancy and its more severe complications such ...
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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that a new osteoporosis drug, called Teriparatide ( Forteo ), ...
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Researchers at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and Ceregene, San Diego, have successfully used gene therapy to preserve motor function ...
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Folic acid supplements may prevent cancer progression and promote regression of disease.
A small study found that 31 of 43 patients ...
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Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that allergies and asthma that stimulate inflammation ...
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Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have documented a 25 percent increased risk of developing ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified and characterized an important signal used by the human immune system to help destroy ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic reported that the expression of two novel genes within the tumors of women with early stage ...
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that patients with coronary artery disease who take commonly used antidepressant drugs ...
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Attaching a cytokine to neural stem cells derived from bone marrow, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have developed a tool ...
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Researchers have reported that tumor cells display a dramatic reduction of cancer-causing genes when a newly discovered method is used ...
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Thiazolidinediones, or glitazones, are drugs commonly prescribed to patients with type 2 diabetes.
Current FDA ( Food and Drug Administration )-approved ...
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For patients with life-threatening aneurysms of the carotid artery in the neck, a minimally invasive stent-grafting technique can be just ...
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Being exposed to fine particle matter air pollution increases the risk for hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
Numerous studies ...
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Individuals who have a genetic variation associated with slower caffeine metabolism appear to have an increased risk of non-fatal myocardial ...
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Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found in a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical study, that Melatonin, ...
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Transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells ( HSCs ) can save patients whose own hematopoietic system is defective or has been ...
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Staph infections resistant to antibiotics, previously only associated with hospitalization or prior contact with the healthcare system, are now widespread ...
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An analysis of data from 24 clinical trials suggests that antidepressant medications may be linked to a modest increase in ...
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Depression and anxiety disorders during childhood may be associated with a higher body mass index ( BMI ) into adulthood ...
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In a large study of Swedish twins, anorexia nervosa appears to be moderately heritable and linked to neurotic behavior early ...
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A study, conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center ( SFVAMC ) and the University of California ...
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The fortification with Folic acid might increase the rate of twin births after in-vitro fertilisation ( IVF ).
In-vitro fertilisation is ...
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Researchers have found that patients with multiple sclerosis carry a population of immune cells that overreact to Epstein-Barr virus.
The virus, ...
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The antidepressant Sertraline ( Zoloft ) may reduce the risk of recurrent depression and increase the period of time between ...
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A study on HIV patients who also had hepatitis B virus ( HBV ) found that better outcomes are possible ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health ( GSPH ) discovered that while cases of premature ...
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A radiologist at the University of California - San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine has developed a new ...
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A study on the long-term outcome of children undergoing liver transplants found that chronic hepatitis was common and that it ...
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The results of the Safety in Prescribing study, conducted by Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research, showed that electronic medication ...
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Arginine vasopressin has been implicated in the renal water retention and dilutional hyponatremia associated with congestive heart failure.
A study examined ...
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Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ...
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A phase II study is assessing the safety and efficacy of Sunitinib ( Sutent ) in patients with advanced ...
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A phase III clinical trial has shown that Lapatinib ( Tykerb ) slows cancer growth and improves survival in a ...
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Dasatinib ( Sprycel ) reverses the signs and symptoms of patients whose chronic myeloid leukemia has failed to respond to ...
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Two clinical trials found that Esomeprazole ( Nexium ) can reduce the incidence of gastric ulcers in patients at risk ...
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Varenicline ( Chantix ) has shown effectiveness in helping smokers quit and abstain from smoking when compared to placebo and ...
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Transcendental meditation, a relaxation technique may decrease blood pressure and reduce insulin resistance among patients with coronary heart disease.
Transcendental meditation, ...
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Fusarium is associated with an increasing number of cases of keratitis.
Infections caused by fungi can be devastating to both the ...
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The number of mutations in parkin gene, previously found to be associated with early-onset Parkinson's disease, may influence the age ...
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Eric Wooltorton has published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ( CMAJ ) a review of visual loss associated with ...
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Researchers from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia have performed a review of the incidence, risk factors, mechanism, times of ...
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Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors ( SSRIs ) are associated with neonatal withdrawal symptoms such as respiratory distress, irritability, lethargy, and tremors.
In ...
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A large scale global study on cardiac care has revealed that there is a gap between what is recommended and ...
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Italian heart specialists recommend to introduce ECG screening for all infants at around three to four weeks of age to ...
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A study assessed if adding Candesartan ( Atacand ) to ACE ( angiotensin-converting enzyme ) inhibitors would delay progression of ...
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A study in women with advanced breast cancer has found that cardiotoxicity associated with Trastuzumab ( Herceptin ) is reversible ...
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Abnormal glucose metabolism, which occurs when the body has difficulty processing glucose into energy, is twice as common among patients ...
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Implantable cardioverter defibrillators ( ICDs ) reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death but may increase the risk of subsequent ...
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Patients with myocardial infarction who stopped taking antiplatelet drugs within 30 days of receiving a drug-coated stent had nine times ...
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A Gardenia fruit extract traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat the symptoms of type 2 diabetes does indeed contain ...
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Drinking coffee may be related to a reduced risk of developing the liver disease alcoholic cirrhosis.
Cirrhosis progressively destroys healthy liver ...
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Independent studies of patients in Belgium, Canada, and Germany confirm that there is a major gap in treating patients with ...
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An Italian research team found that Fenretinide, a drug related to vitamin A, significantly cuts the risk of a second ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that people with rheumatoid arthritis are no more likely to have hearing loss than ...
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Researchers from the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University have found that adding D-Cycloserine ( DCS ), ...
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Adverse drug reactions in the liver are the most common reason for drugs to be taken off the market.
In an ...
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A fifth of young adults whose blood vessels ruptured inside their brain abused drugs and more than 40 percent had ...
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A study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that women who are considering becoming pregnant may significantly reduce ...
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Researchers at the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, have examined the association between long-term use of nonsteroidal ...
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A study on the relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ( NAFLD ) and heart disease found that patients with ...
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A study, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, has shown that for young people who clearly seem to be ...
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Researchers at the University of California - Los Angeles ( UCLA ) have defined conditions associated with disabling fatigue that ...
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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University ( OHSU ) have found that Melatonin, a naturally occurring brain substance, can ...
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IQWiG, The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, has published a comparative review of inhaled Insulin ( ...
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A study has found that men with low estrogen levels have an increased risk for future hip fracture, and those ...
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A study by investigators at the McGill University Health Centre ( MUHC ) found that a quarter of patients ...
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An Italian study of men with erectile dysfunction ( ED ) and coronary artery disease ( CAD ) has shown ...
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In children with progeria, a mutant protein accumulates in blood vessel cells, hampering their ability to grow and multiply or ...
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A prospective cohort study of 31,783 American women has found no significant association between levels of physical activity and colon ...
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Researchers at University of California – Los Angeles ( UCLA ) have discovered that a sex gene, responsible for making ...
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Patients in the trauma intensive care unit who receive corticosteroids may have more infections, longer stays in intensive care or ...
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A study of a small population of women found that women who exhibit signs of stress are three times more ...
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A small study suggests that chewing gum after colon surgery may speed the return of normal bowel function and shorten ...
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A research from the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests that statins and beta-blockers can steer patients away from having ...
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Researchers could determine one week after a bone marrow transplant which patients were likely to develop a serious and deadly ...
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A Johns Hopkins study has shown that patients treated for intracerebral hemorrhage, survived more often if given 1 milligram instead ...
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A study that measured the effects of anabolic steroids on men with HIV wasting disease found that anabolic steroids cause ...
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