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A comparison of 3 algorithms designed to detect cases of “classic†cystic fibrosis in newborns with negative or inconclusive sweat test results supports the use of a fecal elastase test to identify pancreatic insufficiency requiring immediate treatment.

In case you needed another healthy reason to brew a hot cup of green tea, researchers from Washington State University have found that it blocks rheumatoid arthritis activity.

Study results show that more than a dozen traits related to sleep, wake, and activity cycles associated with severe bipolar disorder appear to be inherited.

Completely resolving patients’ depressive symptoms is the best chance they have for reducing the risk for depression recurrence.

Zika virus outbreaks have hit nearly 30 countries and regions since May 2015, and with multiple negative health outcomes associated with the illness, it raises the questions: how much attention, and maybe more importantly, how much money are we willing to devote to this?

Many patients contract MRSA during their ICU stays, and it can progress to serious infections and chronic colonization with a high likelihood of recurrent infection. The leading intervention is primary precautions, including contact precautions and active surveillance testing.

1 in 25 patients acquire a health care-related infection while hospitalized, which translates to 75,000 unnecessary deaths annually. Hand washing and alternative hand sanitation are documented, effective preventive interventions.

Reports of three hospitalized infants who experienced "serious adverse events" because they got improperly compounded "super potent" morphine led to a product recall by Indiana drug company Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals. It was the second such incident involving over-sedated babies and Pharmakon products in two years, the FDA said.

For rheumatology patients, opioids have more immediate risks than addiction, says the University of Michigan's Daniel Clauw, M.D., in an interview with Rheumatology Network.

The number of patients being diagnosed with sleep disorders continues to grow as the population grows and ages beyond generations of the past. Making the issue worse is the multitudes of patients who are not diagnosed and the health risks that presents.

Whether they work in a hospital setting or in an independent practice pulmonologists face a wide range of conditions on a daily basis. How they address these challenges can determine the quality of life of their patients.

The knowledge about COPD has grown in recent years but even with that increased knowledge applying that to patient diagnose and treatment has proved difficult for the medical community.

Neck circumference appears to be a better measure of the health risks posed by being overweight than the currently used waist measurement, researchers found.

Motion sickness has generated many theories on the mechanisms and stimili involved. Researchers review the literature.

A new study comparing psoriatic arthritis patients who do and do not develop cardiovascular disease suggests a strong connection between arthritis that’s polyarticular at onset and diabetes and subsequent strokes and coronary events.

In a decision on pediatric care that has dismayed autism advocates and some experts, a federal task force has ruled there is not enough evidence to show that screening all US toddlers for autism is a good idea.

A group of drugs originally designed to treat mood disorders was found to also help alleviate physical pain.

Vinegar, the quintessential kitchen staple, has been proven beneficial for patients suffering from ulcerative colitis (UC).

Does the US need a "Zika Czar?" New York's Sen. Charles Schumer (D) thinks so.

A high consumption of cholesterol may lead to an increased risk for liver-related death and transplants among women who are infected with hepatitis C, according to a recent university study.

It is possible for patients to have both fibromyalgia (FM) and spondyloarthritis (SpA), and the co-existence of the two conditions can change disease activity and treatment effectiveness, according to a recent study.

“Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a nightmare, probably the most negatively life-impacting disease we see in all of dermatology. We finally have a therapy to address it, “ remarked Jeffrey Sobell, assistant professor of dermatology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, at the Skin Disease Education Foundation (SDEF) Hawaii Dermatology Seminar.

More than half of youths with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States don’t even know that they’re infected, which corresponds with recent research that shows that the majority of that population aren’t even tested.

Monitoring the health of patients around the clock is a challenging job. From the physician’s standpoint, that is just one aspect of what happens during the day. It’s even more challenging to meet the many other needs that patients have, such as answering questions and keeping them happy and comfortable. Good nurses know how to juggle all these jobs, and many more

By advocating, providing education and keeping an eye out for red flags, excellent nurses can play a critical role in keeping patients safe and healthy. Here are some ways that nurses help doctors to do their jobs better.

Hepatitis C infection, tied to a rise in illicit use of opioid drugs, is on the rise in New York City, city health officials concluded in an annual report.

Complications and long-term impacts of the Zika virus are unknown, but three deaths have just been tied to the disease.

Norwegian researachers found a connection between bleeding gums and respiratory ailments.

Loss of the sense of taste in patients with multiple sclerosis is more common than thought.

A porn actor infected with HIV put 17 sex partners in four countries at risk and infected at least two of them, CDC investigators report. The agency called on federal OSHA officials to enact worker protection rules for sex-film workers, including use of pre-exposure prophylactic drugs.