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<p>A<span>fter adolescents have gastric bypass surgery, their bone density decreases, but after 2 years it returns to within normal range, new research suggests.</span></p>
In the pre-vaccine era, virtually every child developed measles. The U.S. birth rate in the immediate pre-vaccine era was more than 4 million per year, so on average, more than 10,000 new cases of measles occurred every day.
<p> Foam soaps are increasingly replacing traditional liquid soaps in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, the food industry and other public spaces.</p>
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2013 Annual Meeting: March 14-17, 2013; Los Angeles, CA
By Kate Kelland(Reuters) - A quarter of all Russian men die before they reach their mid-fifties and their passion for alcohol - particularly vodka - is largely to blame, according to research published on Friday.
The USPSTF has issued a draft recommendation statement on the use of behavioral counseling for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults without hypertension, dyslipidemia, or diabetes.
Researchers examined associations of mortality with self-reported age at smoking cessation, age at smoking initiation, and amount smoked after age 70
In this video, Steven Grinspoon, MD, talks about the overall take-home messages from his session Mechanisms and Treatments for Steatosis in HIV, including what's next for research on this topic.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 65th Annual Meeting: March 16-23, 2013; San Diego, CA
By Will Boggs MDNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse rates increase with fat intake and decrease with vegetable intake, according to a U.S. multicenter study.
Researchers test the theory that vitamin D supplementation eases depression—and their findings contradict previous studies.
Researchers conducted a survey of patients registered in a Canadian national program to identify trends in the use of authorized medical cannabis.
Researcher Matthew Sacheli from the University of British Columbia, answers our questions about the effect of exercise on the release of dopamine in patients with Parkinson disease.
Joan is a 46-year-old woman who is worried about developing diabetes. She tells you that she drinks 1 to 2 sodas per day but recently has switched to diet soda, hoping that will lower her risk.
<p>U.K. 15-year-olds most exposed to alcohol use in films were most likely to have tried alcohol and twice as likely to have been binge drinking.</p>
Sherrie is a 60-year-old woman whose mother died from breast cancer. She asks you what she can control, like her diet, that can reduce the risk of breast cancer and why.
<p><span>Despite a worldwide prevalence of 100 million cases in 2010, scabies <span>control programs and research</span> is "neglected," researchers say.</span></p>