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Health care providers need to target unhealthy behaviors as seriously as physical risk factors in disease prevention, according to a forthcoming advisory statement from the American Heart Association.
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/Screen_shot_2012-03-07_at_11.52.35_AM_thumb.png" width="90" height="90" style="float: left; margin: 5px;"><br>Sublingual immunotherapy and oral immunotherapy are being explored as potential methods for the safe treatment and alleviation of food allergy, researchers reported at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.</p>
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have identified a very simple new scoring system that may be helpful in predicting which elderly patients are at risk of developing mild cognitive impairment.
<p>The rapid spread of a measles outbreak from Disneyland in California to communities around the country suggests that vaccination rates in some places may be as low as 50%.</p>
David A. Hill, MD, PhD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses common misunderstandings among allergists regarding the atopic march, as well as new research suggesting that there may be yet another allergic condition that belongs to the march.
Approximately 70% of pregnant women experience pelvic girdle pain (PGP). Therefore, the American Physical Therapy Association has released a new guideline with recommendations for PGP management.
As a pediatric health care provider, you’re acutely aware of the time and effort spent educating young patients and their families about diet and nutrition.
In light of sparse data regarding vaccine prevention of influenza in children aged 6 to 35 months, researchers recently assessed the safety and efficacy of the inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine vs a non-influenza control vaccine.
Sarah is a 32-year-old woman who is concerned about her risk of developing breast cancer. At her most recent checkup, she asks if there are any simple lifestyle changes she could make that would help to lower her risk.
A natural anti-inflammatory agent found in red wine and the skin of red grapes may help to ease depressive-like behaviors related to social stress exposure, according to a new study.
Dr Matt Freiberg, from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses his research "Sudden Cardiac Death Among HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Veterans," which he presented at CROI 2019. He also talks about the new cardiac phenotype, common questions he receives about his work, and knowledge gaps in this area.
<p><span>A long-term histrelin implant effectively and safely suppresses gonadotropin in children with central precocious puberty, according to new research.</span></p>
A recent study sought to determine whether a lifestyle intervention was equivalent to medication for achieving glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia are known to be highly prevalent in the general population, but less is known about their prevalence specifically in neurological populations. In a recent study of more than 9000 patients, researchers investigated this further.
As practitioners, the reality is that after the dusts settles and the next political issue pushes this topic off the front burner, the primary care field will be responsible for implementing many of the aspects of PPACA.
The CDC lists Alzheimer's as the 6th leading cause of death in the US, but new research suggests that a more accurate appraisal would put Alzheimer’s closer to the top 2 spots.