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An electronic alert system may lead physicians to put more Afib patients on anti-coagulants.

Beyond high cost, people with hepatitis C face several barriers to treatment, and those arise from various sources. Doctors, Medicaid, private health insurance companies, and intravenous drug use can all be obstacles, according to a university study out of Massachusetts that examined treatment approvals for two new drugs.

Typically, the creation of a new drug is a process of tweaking or combining existing drugs to alter outcomes and side effects. A recent collaboration between researchers from Germany and across the United States, however, takes a novel approach in the battle against opiate addiction: trying to build a new painkiller from scratch.

Previous research has concluded that acetaminophen (Tylenol) worsens disease activity in children with asthma; however, a new study refutes that finding in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Ginger ale has long been considered a non-medicinal option for soothing upset stomachs. Didier Merlin, MD, and colleagues from the Atlanta VA medical Center and Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, have taken this concept a step further, exploring the use of edible ginger-derived nanoparticles (GDNPs) to treat inflammatory bowel disease.

The list of effective drugs for the once incurable illness of hepatitis C infection keeps growing. But some physicians are frustrated. Here's why.

H. pylori, a bacterial infection of the stomach, may have expansive systemic effects, and clinicians need to raise the index of suspicion when patients report symptoms suggestive of this infection.

“In this current investigation, the two most statistically significant findings were that higher HbA2 levels correlated with higher RBC levels and prominently lesser MSSS [multiple sclerosis severity score].”

While some patients may need procedures like gastric bypass surgery to lose weight others may be able to achieve their goals by taking smaller steps.

After years of hearing they need to exercise and lose weight some patients can lose the purpose of the message and the potential benefits that come with it.

Research indicates that insulin has wound-healing properties, and this is the subject of a new study. Based on findings that insulin increases wound collagen, granulation tissue, wound tensile strength, and local production of insulin-like growth factors by fibroblasts, the researchers looked at its potential in pressure ulcers.

The connection between chronic pain and major depressive disorder (MDD) has been long studied in the medical world; and although the effort to identify precise drivers behind pain is still a work in progress, genetics and environmental factors have been in the forefront.

RNS60, a charge-stabilized nanostructure, shows potential as a beneficial therapy for demyelinating conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), according to the results of a recent study.

A key finding was a dramatic change in how prescribers used insulin. They tended to use more rapid-acting insulin.

Infants exposed to Zika virus in-utero aren't the only ones at risk of brain damage from the virus. Researchers at The Rockefeller University and La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology believe the virus can "wreak havoc" in almost anyone's brain.

Good research has shown that diabetes is linked to heightened risk for brain atrophy, white matter abnormalities, and cognitive impairment. It's a risk factor for dementia, especially if the diabetes is classified as type 2.

Why target sugar-sweetened beverages? SSBs are the single biggest source of added sugars in American children’s diets. Unsurprisingly, studies show that children who consume SSBs will choose unhealthy foods over healthier choices.

Although prenatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission has declined by 90% since the early 1990s, the need for studies focusing are pregnant women with HIV are very much needed.

For patients needing to lose the most amount of weight for help with cardiovascular conditions or diabetes there are many ideas on how best to achieve their goals.

Men over the age of 50 who have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who are adherent to an antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen are at risk for cognitive decline, according to the results of a recent study.

The latest United States Preventive Service Task Force screening guidelines for diabetes, released in October 2015, miss 55% of high-risk individuals with prediabetes or diabetes, a new study shows.

While outperforming placebo, thee was not much separation between the new drug and an existing treatment, teriparatide, and it is unclear whether the two share risks.

Family members of diabetics can be stressed by worry, wondering what to do about a hypoglycemic attack or fretting over the patient's job security. A new study looks at the impact of diabetes on these caregivers.

While it has been known for some time that psoriasis patients are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other comorbidities, new research has shown that these patients also have a higher risk of developing aortic aneurysms.

For chronic conditions like atrial fibrillation the needs of patients can change regularly. With doctors unable to answer all questions all the time patient organizations can help provide a peer to peer level of help.

Diabetics who need CABG surgery have better outcomes when surgeons perform total arterial revascularization.

When patients come to doctors with information about a given topic it is important for them to provide guidance not only on the information provided but also help them find results that will be of more use to their individual are.

It can be easy for patients to go online and get all the information they could ever want about just about any topic. However, finding information, and finding factual information are two very different issues.

Polymers called nucleic acid scavengers (NAS) can be used to seek out and bind to dead-cell debris, limiting the immune system’s pathological response without compromising it.

It has been many years since Howard Schatz was a practicing physician and while he said the retina specialty has changed he has also seen the field of photography change as digital passes the age of film.