By Faith Reidenbach NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sept 27 –  For women undergoing ovulation induction who develop high estrogen levels and many small to medium-sized

Laurie Barclay, MD Sept. 30, 2002 — Frequent use of nonoxynol-9 potentiates transmission of HIV-1 but not of gonorrhea or chlamydia, according to results of

There is a small but significant risk of developing congestive heart failure (CHF) among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are receiving mitoxantrone (Novantrone), according

The US government issued guidelines on Monday for quickly vaccinating millions of people in case of a smallpox outbreak. The plan was drawn up amid

Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) syndrome has been associated with the West Nile virus (WNV), according to a series of six cases described in the Sept.

Breastfeeding is not protective against asthma and atopy, and, instead, may increase the risk, according to the results of a population-based study reported in the

לטענת מדעני האיחוד האירופאי, ישראל נגועה במחלה, ולכן סווגה כמדינה ב”רמה 3″ . אבחנה זו של מומחי האיחוד האירופאי היא בניגוד להודעות  משרד החקלאות לאחר

Patients with terminal illnesses should be given more pain relievers when needed, even if the drugs hasten death, researchers at a Toronto-based medical ethics think-tank

Nearly 40% of weight-loss advertisements made at least one representation that was almost certainly false, according study by US regulators released on Tuesday. About 55%

Even as key members of the US Congress continue negotiations with the Bush administration over how to guarantee parity between insurance benefits for mental illness

— Use of continuous labor support rather than standard nursing care does not affect the likelihood of cesarean delivery or other medical or psychosocial outcomes,

The risk of smallpox vaccination could outweigh the benefits for patients with AIDS, atopic dermatitis, or immunosuppression, according to a review in the September issue

A review of studies that compared intravenous aminophylline with placebo, in combination with beta-agonists, for the treatment of asthma found that aminophylline’s role in treating

Short-term folic acid supplementation appears to enhance endothelial function and reduce blood pressure in healthy chronic smokers, indicates a study presented here at the 24th

הועדה האמריקאית למניעת התעללות בילדים קוראת לרופאי הילדים לגלות משנה זהירות ועירנות, ולבדוק אם כל סימן פציעה בילד אינו תוצאה של התעללות. לדברי ד”ר קיירי,

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sept 09 – The same immunologic parameters that are altered in depressed adults are affected in depressed adolescents, but the pattern

Laurie Barclay, MD Sept. 10, 2002 — Starting oral feeding within 48 hours of achieving full tube feeding allowed early preterm infants to switch completely

Cathy Tokarski Sept. 10, 2002 — A new survey has found that most healthcare organizations (84%) say they have applied or will apply for a

Counseling by nurse practitioners could alter lifestyle behaviors of adolescents, according to results of a randomized trial published in the Sept. 7 issue of the

The number of Americans who use drugs and alcohol rose sharply last year and teen marijuana use has reached its highest level in more than