Lesions commonly seen on MRI in the brains of older patients may be a sign of potentially more extensive injury to the brain tissue, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, N.C.
A new index that measures the health risk from air pollution in Toronto was launched today in partnership with the federal and provincial governments and the City of Toronto.
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to screen for prostate cancer are frequently performed among patients for whom the PSA test is not shown to be beneficial, and clinicians with certain characteristics are more likely to order such inappropriate screening tests, according to a report in the July 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
A new analysis of data from a large national study found that people who took a 200 microgram selenium supplement each day for almost eight years had an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who took a placebo or dummy pill.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education and practice of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for public benefit, cautioned the public against buying non-surgical treatments, including Botox and dermal fillers, from well-known clothing catalogue Grattan.
Summertime is time for sun, swimming and sports. Here are some tips from John Marcucci, M.D., medical director of emergency medicine on the medical staff at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, on how to safely enjoy the season.
The following statement, ?If It?s Broken, Fix It,? attributed to Tine Hansen-Turton, Convenient Care Association Executive Director, is in response to the American Medical Association?s House of Delegates announcement on Monday that it will push for state and federal agencies to conduct investigations of Convenient Care Clinics for conflicts of interest.
Exelon?Patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) has received its first worldwide approval in the United States as an innovative way to deliver an effective medicine for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease patients through a skin patch instead of an oral capsule.
A study of more than 2,200 women at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia shows that African American women have more advanced breast cancer at the time of diagnosis than Caucasian women.
Cancer Research UK funded scientists have for the first time identified a common genetic variant that can increase a person’s risk of developing bowel cancer. Their findings appear in two papers published online in Nature Genetics.