Internal Medicine

Patients with mental health disorders are significantly more likely to have used or currently use electronic cigarettes.

The relationship between food insecurity and weight appears to be paradoxical, since food insecurity is often associated with not only undernutrition and recurring hunger, but also overnutrition and obesity.

Newborns born to mothers who were given the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine during pregnancy received immunity from their mothers at birth in the first months of life.

Although measles were reportedly eradicated from the United States in 2000, cases of the highly contagious respiratory illness continue to be imported into the country and transmitted locally within it.

An intranasal midazolam spray designed to treat seizures in epilepsy patients yielded favorable results in an early trial.

Research from Chile suggests that low levels of free testosterone - rather than high ones - indicate that an apparently low-risk case of prostate cancer will require treatment.

Study of novel investigational IL-17 receptor antibody meets all primary and secondary endpoints.

Among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, a combination of estriol and Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) reduced the rate of relapse by 50% percent within one year of treatment.

Because they can share similar symptoms, gout and psoriatic arthritis are commonly misdiagnosed.

Researchers say it may be possible to diagnose and monitor peripheral neuropathy induced by HIV, replacing more invasive methods of testing such as skin biopsy.

Analysis of American hospital data found that the incidence of strokes associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) shot up 42% in just 7 years.

Since obesity is more likely to occur as patients age, researchers from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London recently set out to determine whether they could predict which obese older adults would be more likely to lose weight successfully.

An all-oral antiviral drug combination that included ombitasvir and dasabuvir with and without ribavirin resulted in high cure rates among patients with hepatitis C virus infections in first-time treatments for the disease, according to an article published in the May 4, 2014, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Cardiac MRI may help provide diagnostic information about arrhythmogenic events in patients with scleroderma who are being considered as recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Zontivity (vorapaxar) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.

Research from North Carolina's biggest universities that identified new ways to bind polyphenol-rich foods with peanut flour may one day help patients with severe food allergies develop increased tolerance without risking anaphylaxis.

Among patients aged 16 years or older with unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), conservative management produces better clinical outcomes than any endovascular embolization, neurosurgical excision, or stereotactic radiosurgery.

A frequently prescribed antidepressant can hinder the buildup of brain plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease development.

The Endocrine Society's new the Accurate Insulin Decisions smartphone app provides support for patients and physicians with setting realistic blood sugar goals and easily adjusting insulin doses.

Patients find it very attractive to self-select a variety of vitamins and supplements that promise to improve their immune system and combat obesity without any dangers or dependence on healthcare professionals, but these claims are just not true.

Taken as monotherapy or together with antidepressants or other mood stabilizers, Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate) reduces relapse in schizoaffective patients.

Honey bee venom is being used to treat pain for multiple sclerosis and osteoarthritis, according to a report from CBS News.

Patients with schizoaffective disorder who were treated with paliperidone palmitate (as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy) experienced delayed time to relapse and reduced risk of relapse compared to patients treated with placebo.

Adult patients with binge eating disorder who were treated for 12 weeks with lisdexamfetamine dimesylate reported having 4 fewer binge days per week, and also experienced improvements in weight and triglyceride levels.

Patients in a trial of a first-in-class medication for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction reported improvement in overall sexual function, including an increase in the number of satisfying sexual events, and a concomitant decrease in distress levels associated with sexual dysfunction.

Incorporating aspects of the small particle diet into the recommendations for diabetic gastroparesis might be beneficial to patients.

Results from the PEARL-II study show treatment-experienced patients with hepatitis C genotype 1b achieved SVR rates of greater than 96% when treated with a combination of ABT 450 with ritonavir, co-formulated with ombitasvir and dasabuvir, without the need for ribavirin.