World-renowned scientists are convening at George Mason University to make the case for a “decade of the mind.” This event will launch what is anticipated to be a $4 billion public research initiative aimed at reaching the next levels of understanding the human brain. This research will have dramatic implications on national health and economy.
Giving chemotherapy to women with operable breast cancer before they have surgery — not after — helps physicians pin down the best treatment regimen and can reduce the extent of surgery, according to a new systematic review.
Employees who participated in a worksite health program improved blood pressure control by 9 percent and diabetes control by 15 percent, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
Arthritis sufferers who undergo psychological counseling and learn skills for coping with pain have less disability and better quality of life, according to a new systematic review.
Efforts to create a safe haven from allergens, for example, actually have contributed to the alarming rise of this irritating and even deadly malady, according to Gregg Mitman, William Coleman Professor of the History of Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tulane general internist Jeffrey Wiese reminds us that summer heat can strike with little warning. Children, the elderly, overweight persons and people on certain medications need to take extra precautions because they are especially vulnerable to the effects of heat.
Physicians and staff at UCSD Medical Center say this is the perfect time to remind San Diegans that they can take care of their skin and still have fun in the sun.
Drug-eluting stents — small metal tubes used to prop open clogged arteries — have been garnering headlines. In an interview in the May issue of Mayo Clinic Women?s HealthSource, Abhiram Prasad, M.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, puts recent developments in perspective.
CT and MRI are highly accurate at determining which patients would be optimal candidates for liver transplantation, says a recent study.
People who use Swedish moist snuff (snus) run twice the risk of developing cancer of the pancreas. This is the main result of a follow-up study conducted by Karolinska Institutet researchers amongst almost 300,000 male construction workers. The study is published today online in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet.