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A diverse team of experts representing the National Association of Epilepsy Centers updated a set of guidelines and recommendations for the care of patients with epilepsy.
Optimistic individuals have as much as a 73% lower risk of heart failure as compared with those who are pessimistic, according to a new study.
By Reuters StaffNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The long-term prognosis of children with epilepsy who undergo hemispheric surgery is good, according to a meta-analytic review.
Diabetes affects 25.8 million children and adults in the United States and contributes to over 230,000 American deaths each year.1 If trends continue, 1 in 3 American adults will have diabetes by 2050.
Data from new trials from the United Kingdom and Brazil show positive high-level results regarding AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
<p>Specially tailored playgrounds met their goals of increasing kids' use and physical activity, a new study from the Netherlands finds.</p><p> </p>
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.
Two new studies compared changes in quality of life and the occurrence of adverse events associated with contemporary treatments for localized prostate cancer.
<p><span>Adolescents have treatment needs that are quite distinct from younger children, a research review suggests.</span></p>
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.
<p><span>Obese children may have taste buds that are less able to detect fats than those of leaner kids, a factor that could contribute to excessive eating, a small study suggests.</span></p>
The American Diabetes Association has published an update to their guidelines on diagnosing and managing diabetes.
<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>
By David DouglasNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Topical fluorouracil may increase the risk of morpheaform basal cell carcinoma (mBCC) in patients with previous skin cancers, according to data from a VA study.
The prevalence of HIV in the United States is currently 1.2 million, peaking between the ages of 20 and 30 years of age, while AIDS peaks at close to 45 years of age.