In patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes, glycemic control does not influence collagen deposition during acute wound healing, according to a report published in

Cetirizine relieves symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis, improves health related quality of life, enhances productivity and reduces the level of impaired activities.  Researchers from Vanderbilt

Targeted mass antibiotic treatment for an outbreak of syphilis is feasible but the experience of Canadian clinicians indicates it should not be done routinely.  Reacting

The combination of calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate for treatment of psoriasis is faster and more effective than using either medication alone, say researchers.  Both treatments

Extensive resections are possible for conservative breast carcinoma therapy when using oncoplastic techniques and concomitant symmetrisation of the contralateral breasts. Researchers from the Institutet Curie

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping and biopsy is as safe and reliable for regional staging of head and neck cutaneous melanoma as for other sites,

Patients diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma are known to be at increased risk of developing a second primary cutaneous melanoma. Now, two cancer researchers report they

Botox successfully treats axillary hyperhidrosis, and a new study reported in the January issue of the Archives of Dermatology suggests that bromhidrosis may be similarly

ד”ר ירמיהו הייניק הושעה בעקבות תלונת מנהל בית החולים; ראש העיריה, שהחליט על הצעד: זו הפרת חובת הציות להוראות הממונים; בא כוחו של הרופא: החלטה

It may not be possible to differentiate the early clinical features of neonatal herpes simplex encephalitis from non-accidental injury.  Relapsing herpes simplex encephalitis may also

Genetic factors far outweigh environmental influences on the development of acne in women, investigators report. This finding should stimulate a search for genes that might

Routine screening for interstitial lung disease (ILD) is critical for patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM), even those who are seronegative for the anti-Jo-1

Editor’s Note: How do doctors feel about direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription drugs? According to preliminary results of a physician survey, some think that the

Specialists are back in the saddle after a period of cowing to the demands of managed care plans, a new study suggests. As health plans

Two national quality-of-care outfits said Wednesday they would offer a new accreditation program to protect the safety and rights of people in clinical trials and

A program that allows poor nations to access online medical journals at a drastically reduced cost has been expanded to include 43 more countries, the

בכנס שהתקיים ב- 9/1 בב”יח שיבא השתתפו אמנם נציגי רוב המפלגות, שר הבריאות ובכירים ממערכת הבריאות. למרות זאת, התחושה הכללית, כפי שמתאר חיים שדמי מהארץ

Driven by popular demand, physicians in Austria are learning more and more about alternative and complementary medicine. Homeopathic medicine is proving increasingly popular in Austria

The outfit that accredits providers of continuing medical education programs for physicians on Tuesday released proposed standards to prevent pharmaceutical companies from controlling the content

As the rollout of the smallpox vaccine for 500,000 healthcare workers approaches, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee has updated recommendations