Child’s Chronic Illness Can Affect the Whole Family
2013-09-21
Care demands can create more stress than severity of illness, researchers sayContinue Reading
Spinal Injuries to Soldiers Much More Common in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
2013-09-20
About 11 percent of U.S. combat wounds now involve spine, study findsContinue Reading
FDA Launches System to Label Medical Devices
2013-09-20
Goal is to improve patient safety, identify items for recall and prevent counterfeiting
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Braces Seem to Benefit Many Kids With High-Risk Scoliosis
2013-09-19
Study suggests that surgery to correct curvature of spine can be avoided for most of these patientsContinue Reading
Doctors Quick to Order Knee MRIs When They Own a Scanner, Study Finds
2013-09-17
Test results were more likely to be normal when doctors ‘self-referred’ knee pain patientsContinue Reading
Blueberries, Red Grapes May Boost Body’s Immune Function
2013-09-17
Compounds in these fruits work alongside vitamin D and specific gene, lab study foundContinue Reading
Vitamin D Deficiency Often Seen in Traumatic Bone Breaks
2013-09-13
Low levels common in adult patients of all ages, study findsContinue Reading
Nearly 60 Percent of Uterine Cancer Cases Preventable: Report
2013-09-11
Women who exercise, maintain healthy weight and drink coffee daily may cut their riskContinue Reading
ER Visits Common After Seniors’ Surgery, Study Finds
2013-09-10
At some hospitals 1 in 4 patients returns for emergency care following colon operationContinue Reading
Scientists Shed New Light on Cerebral Palsy, Early Infant Death
2013-09-09
Birth defects, poor fetal growth appear to be primary risk factors, study findsContinue Reading
Study May Explain Why Some Obese People Don’t Get Diabetes
2013-08-27
Relatively low level of inflammation may hold the key, researchers sayContinue Reading
Spinal Fluid Test May Aid Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease
2013-08-27
New study findings also might help predict how quickly the disease will progress, researchers sayContinue Reading
Calcium Plus Vitamin D Won’t Cure Joint Pain, Study Finds
2013-08-23
Severity of condition did not improve in women who took supplements over 2-year periodContinue Reading
Drug Shows Promise for People With Colitis, Crohn’s Disease
2013-08-21
Results of early trials were stronger with colitis patients, howeverContinue Reading