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The American Heart Association has published a new scientific statement on interactions between statins and other medications for cardiovascular disease in an effort to guide health care providers in safely administering medications.
Approximately 70% of women have uterine fibroids by the time they reach menopause, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Learn more about the ACOG’s recommended diagnosis, treatment, and management of symptomatic uterine leiomyomas in our latest slideshow.
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/scale_2.jpg" alt="scale" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" height="115" width="115">Scientists have unraveled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing global health problem.</p>
By Will Boggs MDNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fever during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of certain birth defects, according to a new meta-analysis.
<p>Women with anxiety disorders may be more likely to have babies who cry excessively, suggests a new German study.</p>
Here is our breakdown of this month’s biggest stories on infectious diseases, treatments, and recommendations.
The American College of Physicians has released a new guideline on the to treatment of adults with major depressive disorder.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidelines for the evaluation and management of hypertension in pediatric patients.
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) constitutes approximately 7% of all (CHDs). It is the most commonly missed CHD, and many cases are not diagnosed until adulthood, or death is incorrectly attributed to sepsis.
Rachel is a 28-year-old woman who struggles with her weight and who follows a vegetarian diet. Rachel is concerned about her risk of diabetes and asks if there are any healthy sources of protein that may also help her lower her risk of developing the disease.
New research examined whether memories of particular foods could influence everyday dietary choices.
. Linda M. Delahanty, MS, RD, LDN, spoke about how nutrition is a crucial piece of the puzzle in reducing cardiometabolic risk.
In this podcast, Wanda Phipatanakul, MD, MS, speaks about allergic phenotypes and endotypes of asthma, including biomarkers that distinguish patients with allergic asthma and how patients should be managed.
New research uses associations between risk factors to calculate a more accurate estimate of the number of preventable Alzheimer's cases.
<p><span>Preliminary evidence points to "real and nontrivial" differences in bone health of children taking an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug relative to those not taking an ADHD drug.</span></p>
By Megan BrooksNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese women may need a double dose of levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception (LNG EC), a new study hints.