היום יחל בחיסון של צוותי בתי חולים מפני אבעבועות שחורות. כ- 15,000 איש יחוסנו במהלך מבצע החיסון הזה, מספר אשר יאפשר לייצר כמות מספקת של 

In a prospective cohort study published in the Sept. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, the most common medication errors made in 36

Early treatment with simvastatin 40 mg in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) produce several changes in markers of endothelial damage that do not appear to be

Although physical fitness is thought to protect individuals from thrombotic cardiovascular events, this may not be true for middle aged individuals, say investigators from Glasgow,

Nocturnal blood pressure may be the best early indicator of subsequent vascular complications and renal disease in diabetes, according to a report in the Sept.

The partners of patients with type 2 diabetes experience at least as much depression and anxiety as the diabetic patients themselves, especially if they are

בוסטון גלוב מפרסם כי מחקר חדש הוכיח גידול של 30% בסיכון היחסי לסרטן המוח בקרב משתמשים במכשירים סלולארים ישנים, בהשוואה ללא משתמשים. מחקר זה גורר כבר

עיתון גלובס מציג את סיפורם של חמישה רופאים שונים אשר הצליחו ליישם את נסיונם בעבודה לפיתוחים מעניינים ומועילים. בין סיפורי ההצלחה:  גנטיקה של סכיזופרנים, גנטיקה ופיתוח

Women who already have an underlying degree of insulin resistance may increase their risk of pancreatic cancer by consuming a diet with a high glycemic

Adolescents with depression are at increased risk for the development and persistence of obesity, according to results of a prospective study described in the September

Nicotine replacement therapies are less effective in helping smokers quit over the long-term now that the products are sold without a prescription, new study findings

אתר מדסקייפ קיים ראיון מיוחד עם ד”ר רוקסן כהן סילבר. Sept. 11, 2002 — Editor’s Note: A longitudinal survey described in the Sept. 11 issue

Clinical depression is associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients with non-ischaemic heart failure.  It is also associated with a greater risk of

Scientists are gaining a better understanding of the complex relationship between cat exposure and the risk of developing asthma. For many years, scientists thought that

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at work, occupational hazards, and a history of pneumonia are associated with an increased risk of lung cancer in nonsmoking women,

Erectile dysfunction (ED) associated with beta-blocker use may in part be psychological and related to a general knowledge that the drugs are associated with such

Simvastatin minimises oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction brought on by the cumulative effects of postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia and hyperglycaemia seen in type 2 diabetics. The findings

Chronic pressure ulcers are more effectively and efficiently debrided by maggot therapy compared to more conventional methods. Furthermore, patients readily accept this less traditional treatment

Incidence of missed intra-abdominal injuries is low in nonoperative management of hemodynamically stable blunt trauma in patients with liver or spleen injuries. Missed injuries are

Middle-aged men are less likely to experience cardiovascular complications if they drink two to four glasses of wine daily after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI),