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Biomarkers can predict which patients can best respond to chemotherapy for stage II colon cancer according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A binge eating cycle damages the gut like a constant diet of junk food does, according to findings published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.

Treating a rare genetic form of diabetes with oral medications may do more harm than good.

Treating diabetes in the frail elderly may require different treatment goals.

Although women represent almost half of the people living with HIV, men still make up the majority of the subjects used in HIV research. The NIH is one of the biggest offenders in this research isparity, a study finds.

People with fibromyalgia may try different pharmacologic approaches, but which one is really the most effective?

There’s bad news for people with diabetes who use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. Contrary to some previous reports, CPAP will not boost diabetes control.

Antigen mimicry may become an effective strategy in preventing type 1 diabetes.

The diabetes epidemic has been developing for decades and it will likely take that long if not longer to reverse this trend but there is work being done on several fronts to help future generations not have to deal with this as such a common condition.

There may not be as many treatment options available for patients with type 1 diabetes but there are still good choices to give them a high quality of life. As the development of the artificial pancreas moves along another even better option is just out of reach.

There is no shortage of patients with type 2 diabetes and an equally large number of treatment options available. However, matching the patients to the correct treatment option remains a challenge for endocrinologists and those in the health care community.

World Tuberculosis Day is recognized every year on March 24, and in some countries the lung infection is the number one killer in patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Smart phones could be to blame for a spike in tourists being tossed and gored by bison in a national park, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report concludes.

Researchers treated mice with transforming growth factor β–activated kinase 1 (TAK 1) in order to examine the post-translational modification to TAK 1 and its therapeutic regulation in rheumatoid arthritis. The team used a phytochemical known as epigallocatechin 3 gallate (a compound commonly found in green tea) in a 10-day treatment plan in the mice to study the effects.

Researchers assessed 40 patients, 10 of whom of had MS, in order to test whether MRI scans were able to differentiate MS from microangiopathic brain lesions. The researchers believed the MRIs would be able to conduct a special scan called T2 weighted imaging, which identifies white matter.

A Swedish trial found that weekly yoga was associated with higher quality of life, lower blood pressure and slower heart rates in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

An investigational therapy developed from healthy donor stool specimens treated with ethanol to eliminate pathogens—the resulting spores of which are fractionated and encapsulated for oral delivery as SER-109—appears to effectively treat recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

Pain medicines in combination with metal ions can work to fight chemo-resistant cancer.

Chronic vaginitis is a fairly common condition but for the past decade few if any new treatments have been developed. While current treatments are effective there are new methods being developed for the future.

Diagnosing a patient with chronic vaginitis is a delicate process as it can include several individualized conditions. Proper testing and symptom recognition can be a key part of finding

Faced with a heroin epidemic that has addicts dying in public places one city considers European-style "safe injection facilities."

People not blessed with 20/20 vision often choose to wear contact lenses to avoid cumbersome eyeglasses.

Medical cannabis significantly lowers the use of opioids in patients with chronic pain, according to a new study from the University of Michigan (U-M).

Early antibiotic use has long been associated with many rare long-term health consequences in children.

Researchers have found that tiotropium is associated with fewer night-time awakenings in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Too many patients with COPD do not use their inhalers correctly, adversely affecting managment of their illness, an Italian study found.

Drugs used to increase bone mineral density have different mechanisms and their effectiveness is better measured by looking at bone mineralization density distribution, a New York study found.

The field of gastroenterology is as wide as the the amount of the body that it covers. Because of this there are certain challenges doctors face whether they treat the entire gastrointestinal system or just specific parts.

For patients dealing with a variety of conditions fecal microbiota transplantation may be the best option for treatment. Explaining the procedure to patients can sometimes be a delicate conversation for doctors with good results so far.

A new, long-lasting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in a high-risk group.