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s there a family history of mental illness? Is there any stress going on at home?
Fiber is an underconsumed nutrient, and this is considered a public health concern because of its impact on overall health.
By Will Boggs MDNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are nearly three times as likely as others to develop epilepsy, researchers report.
Researchers studied the effects of dietary starch on cancer risk in people who consume red meat.
By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although symptoms of transient ischemic attacks are thought to disappear within 24 hours, new research suggests that poor cognitive performance may persist for weeks.
<p>Scientists who unlocked the genetic code of bacteria grown from a soldier who died of dysentery in World War I say it revealed a superbug already resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics decades before they were in common use.</p>
Researchers investigate the role that immunosuppressive drugs play in increasing the risk of melanoma for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
The effects of alcohol consumption on acute cardiovascular risk were examined in a recent study.
In this video, Sarah El-Heis, MRCP, DM, lead author of the study, "Maternal Antenatal Vitamin D Supplementation and Offspring Risk of Atopic Eczema in the First 4 Years of Life: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial" describes how her research team found a reduced risk of eczema at the age of one in infants whose mothers had vitamin D supplementation.
A rapid systematic review recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry suggests that isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to increased levels of depression and possibly anxiety in children and adolescents.
Among older adults, drug side effects, drug-drug interactions and other adverse drug events (ADEs) are common, but often preventable.
A recent analysis aimed to update the US Preventive Services Task Force review on dyslipidemia screening in young adults aged 21 to 39.
By Will Boggs MD
By Andrew M. SeamanSpending too much time in front of a television, computer or other devices with screens may signal problems in a child's family and personal wellbeing, according to a new study.Based on data for more than 3600 children in eight European countries, researchers found that family functioning and emotional wellbeing were especially linked to changes in the amount of time kids spent in front of screens.