Jackie Syrop

The FDA approved a new dosage of Copaxone that allows patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis to take the drug three times a week instead of daily.

FDA investigators have stepped up investigations of Indian drug manufacturers and issued "a flood" of warning letters and fines for providing falsified drug test results and selling fake medications.

A new report suggests that many models of high-risk devices, such as cardiac implantable electronic devices, were approved through a process that does not require a review of new clinical data.

After just releasing new hypertension guidelines, the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) is now collaborating with the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on another set of guidelines expected to be out by the end of 2014 or early 2015.

A preliminary study in healthy young volunteers found that drinking green tea reduced the blood pressure-lowering effect of a single dose of nadolol.

A small study found that patients with severe pain and fibromyalgia syndrome reported a marked reduction in pain with the cholecalciferol supplementation.

Results from a new population-based study suggest the current screening guidelines for detecting undiagnosed celiac disease (CD) do not adequately identify the condition in children.

Mapping creatine in the heart via high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may help clinicians find abnormalities earlier than traditional diagnostic methods allow.

Administering drops of the probiotic supplement Lactobacillus reuteri protectis in healthy infants results in fewer instances of colic, acid reflux, and constipation compared to placebo.

The FDA is warning the public not to use untested supplements being sold online and marketed through social media that claim to prevent, treat or cure traumatic brain injuries.

Although vigorous mental exertion has a negative effect on recovery after a concussion, more moderate levels of mental exertion do not appear to prolong recovery substantially.

In 2012, only one-fourth of children aged 12 to 15 years old engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least one hour daily, with boys being slightly more engaged than girls.

A recent study published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association discovered an association between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women between the ages of 65 and 79 years old.

Agreed-upon guidelines include Neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD) diagnostic criteria and recommendations on when to consider NBD in a neurological patient.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first device to ease the pain of migraines preceded by aura.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has called for the sale of raw milk to be banned in the United States, as it warned that women, children, and infants should only consume pasteurized milk and milk products.

Rates of healthcare use vary greatly from one part of the United States to another, according to a new report for the Dartmouth Atlas Project.

Studies on drug pharmacokinetics in epilepsy patients are being conducted to help the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) consider whether it needs to tighten bioequivalence rules for generic anti-epilepsy drugs (AEDs) and other medications that have narrow therapeutic windows.

The new flu vaccine that protects against 4 strains of influenza may be more effective than the traditional 3-strain vaccine, according to a study of approximately 200 children.

A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 56 children with Crohn's disease suggests pediatric patients treated with thalidomide have better rates of remission and response than those given placebo.

A new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calls for a national surveillance program that will help create enough data on concussions in young athletes to counter the lack of information on the phenomenon, as well as resist what the agency calls "a culture of resistance" pervading youth sports.

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An update from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests strategies for prescribing antibiotics for bacterial upper respiratory tract infections in children.

Although the symptoms of concussions are significantly reduced after four months, abnormalities in the brain remain are still seen for months after the concussion.

Less than half of teens with a recognized mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder received some type of services for the disorder in the previous year.

Many children worldwide are approximately 15% less fit from a cardiovascular viewpoint than their parents were as children, according to research presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2013.

The FDA has approved eslicarbazepine acetate (Aptiom) for the treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy. The medication is indicated as an add-on therapy for patients with epilepsy.

Teens who reported chronic headache months after having concussions may have been taking too much pain medication, a new study suggests.

A recent study suggests that using a high ratio of fresh-frozen plasma to packed red blood cells was associated with a significantly lowering the risk of fatal hemorrhage in pediatric trauma patients receiving massive transfusions.

A study has shown that even a single HPV 16/18 vaccine dose induces an antibody response that was easily detected in all the vaccinated young women at the end of the four-year follow-up.