Cosmetic surgery techniques, such as having a patient sit or stand while incision sites are marked so they blend into natural lines of the body, can improve the aesthetic result of thyroid surgery as well, researchers say.
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a long-sought “master switch” in mice for the production of brown fat, a type of adipose tissue that generates heat and counters obesity caused by overeating.
Milk thistle extract, an herbal remedy since the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans, is today one of the most popular herbal supplements, with U.S. retail sales of nearly nine million dollars.
Medications are not quite a magic pill to improve the sex lives of men with erectile problems, a Deakin University study has found.
Soft tissue sarcomas — rare tumors of the connective tissue — should be treated at the few centers which see most cases, in order to give patients the best chance of good outcomes, concludes an analysis of sarcoma management in Florida, published in the Annals of Surgery last month.
Researchers have identified a new gene mutation linked to frontotemporal dementia, according to a study published in the July 10, 2007 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
In a study of Alabama nursing home residents, more than half were visually impaired yet two-thirds had no record of or reference to an eye examination in their medical charts, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Biodesign Institute researcher Stephen Albert Johnston, Ph.D., has received a five-year, $7.5 million grant to develop a preventive vaccine against breast cancer, the second leading cause of death in women.
Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use the dietary supplement MdMt, or any other supplements containing the synthetic steroids methyl-1-testosterone or methyldienolone that are obtained without a prescription, due to potentially serious health risks including reduced fertility and liver disorders.
The American College of Physicians commended the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on its recent decision to increase the work relative value units for codes used in the nursing home setting.