A large study funded by NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides, for the first time, detailed information comparing the effectiveness and side effects of five medications – both new and older medications – that are currently used to treat people with schizophrenia.
A new study shows that testing blood samples for antibodies that target prostate cancer cells may help identify patients with early stages of the disease.
People with challenging jobs may have to work hard, but the payoff could be some protection against Alzheimer’s disease later in life, new research suggests.
Blocked sinuses, which rarely occur in kids under age five, are often caused by a cold or hay fever, according to St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
A father’s genes may contribute to his partner’s risk of preeclampsia , the dangerously high blood pressure condition that can occur in pregnancy, a Norwegian-American study has found.
In its ongoing commitment to improve the safety monitoring of implantable cardiac devices and provide earlier notice to doctors and patients of potential problems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its retrospective review of malfunctions of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and pacemakers occurring from 1990-2002. The findings were presented at the Heart Rhythm Society “Policy Conference on Pacemaker and ICD Performance,” in Washington, DC.
Women with dense breasts, women younger than 50, and those who are perimenopausal may benefit from digital mammograms.
Biofeedback assisted relaxation seems to have a positive effect in patients with type 2 diabetes, leading to significant decreases in blood sugar levels – controlling diabetes, the findings of a small study suggest.
For rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers who do not get adequate relief from so-called TNF-inhibitors such as etanercept or infliximab, a new drug called Orencia may provide significant clinical and functional benefits, according to a study published this week.
Doctors have long used frozen pieces of ovary tissue to reconstruct ovaries damaged by chemotherapy or other ovarian failure, allowing affected women to conceive and have children.