האם נרדמה בהנקה וכשהתעוררה גילתה כי תינוקה בן השבועיים נחנק; המשטרה: לא היתה רשלנות מצד האם; יועצת הנקה: זה מקרה נדיר, שלא צריך להרתיע נשים

Restricting the amount of sulfur in fuel oils appears to be associated with a significant reduction in all-cause mortality rates, according to a report published

Increasing folic acid intake to lower concentrations of homocysteine would significantly reduce the risk for ischemic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis and stroke, according to

Three cohort studies published in the Nov. 23 issue of the British Medical Journal suggest that frequent cannabis use increases the risk of developing depression

Organ transplantation poses “tough ethical problems” that have been greatly compounded by the growing trend toward transplants that use organs from living donors, not cadavers,

Vaccinations have prevented millions of deaths around the world but children in wealthy nations are getting the lion’s share of the shots–and the benefits, the

Children do not show decelerated growth with use of nasal steroids for allergic rhinitis, suggest findings from a year-long trial presented here this week at

A study presented here Wednesday morning and published in this week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association shows no clear benefit and

Pfizer Inc. has issued a letter to healthcare professionals warning that the prescribing information for its antidepressant sertraline (Zoloft) has been changed to contraindicate the

Appendectomy may protect against inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with respect to time of onset and severity of disease, according to a study comparing patients with

The risk of suicide among individuals with a history of parasuicide continues for many years after the initial event, according to the results of a

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and drugmaker Pharmacia are advising doctors that the firm’s COX-2 inhibitor valdecoxib (Bextra) has been associated with serious

נוקטות עיצומים מיום שני במחאה על מחסור במאות תקנים; מאיימות: אם לא יחלו מיד דיונים – תורחב השביתה גם למרפאות טיפות חלב; משרד הבריאות אמור

Nearly half of Parkinson’s disease patients surveyed in a Prague study reported symptomatic relief with cannabis use, Dr. Evzin Ruzicka told attendees of the seventh

A small pilot study reported in the November issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings demonstrated the benefit of gabapentin for the treatment of hot flashes

A risk of suicide can continue for at least 20 years among women and men with a history of attempted suicide or parasuicide.  This has

לפי דיווח מהארץ פותחות אחיות טיפות חלב בעיצומים ויימנעו מתן חיסונים ליוצאים לחו”ל במס’ תחנות. הסיבה לעיצומי האחיות – מחסור בתקנים של 350 אחיות. הסתדרות

Parent or guardian satisfaction was significantly worse when on-call coverage was provided by a nursing service than when it was provided by pediatricians, according to

Although the common teaching is that doctors should not use lubrication when obtaining specimens for cervical cytology, women have complained that the pain is significant.