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The appropriate use of neuroimaging in the diagnostic work-up of dementia: an evidence-based analysis A diagnosis of reversible dementia is...

Warfarin May Be Good Even With Kidney Disease Among patients with atrial fibrillation and a recent heart attack, warfarin use was associate...

Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes - Treatment Guidelines In Brief: Testosterone and Cardiovascular Risk - The Medical Letter Riociguat (Adempas)...

Cigarette smoking may cause physical changes in brains of young smokers, study shows Now, a small study from UCLA suggests a disturbing ef...

High-sensitivity troponin T and risk stratification in patients with atrial fibrillation during treatment with apixaban or warfarin Levels ...

As one food allergy resolves, another may develop Some children who outgrow one type of food allergy may then develop another type of aller...

A 30000-year-old giant virus comes back to life Finally, this study demonstrates that viruses can survive in permafrost (the permanently fr...

Everything modern medicine gets wrong Before there was health insurance, there were almshouses — county hospitals for the chronically ill, ...

New Guidelines Issued for Valvular Heart Disease The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have released new pr...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Pneumonia Risk Using insurance databases, researchers in Taiwan matched nearly 7000 adults with newly dia...

Bacteria may assist the immune system response against cancer The research published in the official journal of the American Association of...

History of kidney stones may indicate risk for stroke and heart attack A new study from University of Alberta researchers suggests that pat...

Study links poor sleep quality to reduced brain gray matter in Gulf War vets A new study of Gulf War veterans found an association between ...

Plant extract offers hope for infant motor neurone therapy A chemical found in plants could reduce the symptoms of a rare muscle disease th...

Detecting levels of antibiotics in blood paves the way to individualized treatment The study, published today in Nature Nanotechnology , de...

Featured in NEJM Journal Watch: Most Severe Trauma Cases Not Transferred While insurance status may have played a role in the decision to n...

Cost-effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in primary care: eco...

The pain of social exclusion We would like to do without pain and yet without it we wouldn't be able to survive. Pain signals dangerous...

Fossilized human feces from 14th century contain antibiotic resistance genes A team of French investigators has discovered viruses containi...

Ancient Chinese medicine put through its paces for pancreatic cancer The bark of the Amur cork tree ( Phellodendron amurense ) has traveled...

Pentagon testing low-level electroshocks to keep soldiers awake For some modern soldiers, caffeine is just not enough to stay vigilant, esp...

Early atherosclerotic plaques regress when cholesterol levels are lowered Early but not advanced forms of atherosclerotic plaques in the ve...

High-calorie feeding may slow progression of ALS Increasing the number of calories consumed by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...

The only top 10 cancer where survival rates are falling Of the top 10 cancers in the UK, bladder cancer is only one where survival rates ha...

Workplace interventions for smoking cessation 1. We found strong evidence that some interventions directed towards individual smokers incre...

Fast method to detect sepsis derived from missile launch technology Using analytical technology developed to detect launched missiles, Lock...

The role of nutrition and nutraceutical supplements in the treatment of hypertension Macronutrients and micronutrients can prevent, control...

U.K. Geriatrician: Statins, Antihypertensives "Greatly" Overprescribed for Adults 80 and Older "The data strongly suggest th...

One in 5 US hospitals don't put hand sanitizer everywhere needed to prevent infections Approximately one in five U.S. health facilities...

Blood transfusion for PCI associated with increased risk of cardiac event In an analysis that included more than two million patients who u...