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The effects of alcohol consumption on acute cardiovascular risk were examined in a recent study.
In a widely reported new CDC study, 1 in 68 children were identified with autism spectrum disorder in 2010, up from 1 in 88 in 2008. A careful look at the data, however, suggests a circumspect approach.
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.
Researchers investigate the role that immunosuppressive drugs play in increasing the risk of melanoma for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
<p>Delivering small amounts of colostrum to the posterior oropharynx improves immune markers and reduces sepsis rates in extremely premature infants.</p>
According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), more than half of childhood cancers are leukemias and cancers of the brain and CNS.
Dr. W Timothy Garvey explained the physiology behind obesity and how physicians can help their patients lose weight for good.
A recent analysis aimed to update the US Preventive Services Task Force review on dyslipidemia screening in young adults aged 21 to 39.
<p><span>Genetic research has identified de novo mutations in synaptic transmission genes adding to those already associated with epileptic encephalopathies.</span></p>
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.
<p>Women who walk with flat feet are 50% more likely than those with normal or high arches to have low back pain, a new study suggests.</p>
Among older adults, drug side effects, drug-drug interactions and other adverse drug events (ADEs) are common, but often preventable.
New research investigated the effects of bisphenol S, a substitute thought to be safer than bisphenol A.
In the Child/Adolescent Extended Long-Term Study, researchers investigated rates of stable anxiety remission in children and adolescents, the effects of different forms of treatment on remission status, and predictors of remission.
Emerging data has suggested that canagliflozin provides more benefits to patients with type 2 diabetes vs sitagliptin. In a recent study, researchers compared the effects of both treatments on glycemic control, weight loss, and other related factors in patients with type 2 diabetes.