Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) was found to be safe and effective for examining the small bowel, according to a study presented Tuesday at the American
More than 17,000 adolescents and children were treated in US emergency departments in 2001 for choking on candy, coins or some other substance, the US
Men and women who eat fish or seafood at least once a week are at lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a large long term
By Megan Rauscher BOSTON (Reuters Health) Oct 21 – What to do about the growing epidemic of obesity among US children was a focus of
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 21, 2002 Estrogen-replacement therapy (ERT) may be given two years after women are disease-free from estrogen receptor (ER)-negative early-stage breast
By Stephen Pincock NICE, France (Reuters Health) Oct 21 – At the 27th European Society for Medical Oncology congress here on Sunday, researchers said that
By Roxanne Nelson SEATTLE (Reuters Health) Oct 21 – Even though it has been suggested that women may develop adenomas and colorectal cancer at an
השניים הזריקו לפני 8 שנים תרופה לא נכונה לחולה בביה”ח וולפסון; השופט הרשיע אותם במעשה פזיזות ורשלנות, אולם מחה על הסחבת בתיק והמליץ לשניים: בקשו
By Martha Kerr NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) Oct 14 – Accelerated partial breast irradiation with brachytherapy yields a lower recurrence rate and spares much more
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 15, 2002 Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) appears to slow the progression of Parkinson disease (PD), according to the results of a
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 16, 2002 Editor’s Note: A deaf lesbian couple in the U.S. have deliberately created a deaf child by selecting as
By Keith Mulvihill NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 11 – Despite a slight decrease in output over the last decade, the US still leads the
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 11 – Recent reports have shown that acute wounds heal more slowly in elderly men than they do in elderly
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 11 – Among women who are immunologically or nutritionally compromised, multivitamin supplementation–excluding vitamin A–reduces the risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 11 – Despite ample evidence to the contrary, many healthcare providers still attribute many infant problems to teething, Australian researchers
While iron deficiency anemia is uncommon in the US, milder degrees of iron deficiency are still common in toddlers, teenage girls, and women of childbearing
The combination of ibuprofen plus acetaminophen was effective but not superior to ibuprofen alone for relief of acute non-life-threatening pain in adults treated at an
By John Schieszer SEATTLE (Reuters Health) Oct 07 – For the past 4 years, breast cancer mortality has declined in the US. Cancer specialists now
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 07 – Allowing infants to sleep in the prone position accounts for about one third of SIDS deaths among African
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 07 – Results of a study published in the September issue of Cephalalgia indicate that certain psychiatric traits may correlate