A new study published in the January issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology highlights the growing trend of multiple births in the U.S.  “Our findings underscore

Static magnetic field therapy appears to reduce chronic pelvic pain (CCP) and its associated disability, according to results of a small, blinded, placebo-controlled treatment. Dr.

In women with node-positive breast cancer, treatment with cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil plus vincristine and prednisone (CMFVP) leads to a significantly longer survival than treatment

Risk of breast cancer among women is not equal in both breasts after a diagnosis of atypical lobular hyperplasia, say clinicians in the United States.

יוזמה, מבורכת – יש לאמר, של יצירת קוד אתי מוסכם בין חברות התרופות להסתדרות הרפואית, נמצאת כעת התהליך הכנה. ליוזמה שותפים ארגון פארמה ישראל, ארגון

The insertion-deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene is a significant predictor of abdominal obesity and overweight in men, according to a report

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked that all labels on estrogen and estrogen-progestin replacement therapy be revised to carry a boxed warning,

The risk of myocardial infarction (MI) is reduced among men who drink beer, wine or liquor at least three to four times per week, a

Scientists and environmental groups urged a federal advisory panel Wednesday to recommend a ban on chemical industry experiments that test the safety of pesticides and

עתון הארץ מדווח כי במסגרת פורום ורב שיח שהתקיים בבי”ח הדסה, שבמסגרתו הציג פרופ’ רכס סקירה על בעיות של רפואה וכלכלה, הטיחו משתתפים רבים ביקורת

מחקר באוניברסיטת מינסוטה: יותר מרבע מבני הנוער שאובחנו כאכלנים כפייתיים ניסו להתאבד; הצעירים דיווחו על מצוקה ואובדן שליטה בשל התקפי האכילה; טענו: למשקל תפקיד מכריע

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Postmenopausal women who take estrogen and progestin replacement therapy–but not those taking only estrogen–exhibit increases in breast density on mammography, according to a report in

A second cloned infant will be born this week, a firm claiming to have produced the first human clone said on Thursday, although it has

Powder contained in letters addressed to Canada’s controversial firearms registry tested negative for anthrax early on Friday after a scare that sent two postal workers

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jan 03 – A high intake of total, saturated and trans fats, and cholesterol, and a low intake of monounsaturated fatty

Treatment with tacrolimus ointment appears to be an effective and well tolerated therapy for chronic actinic dermatitis, according to a report published in the December

Breastfeeding of neonates during venepuncture reduces the response to pain, a study by French clinicians has found.  The study was among 180 healthy newborn infants

Spontaneous cure of acute hepatitis C is not infrequent and could justify a period of simple follow-up before any treatment is begun, suggest researchers in

Several factors beyond analgesic overuse, some previously unreported, have been linked to chronic daily headaches by researchers in the United States.  Moreover, the correlation is