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Animal studies have shown that young animals subjected to anesthesia show signs of neurological impairment as they grow. What about human infants? An Australia study offers new evidence that less than an hour of general anesthesia seems not to harm children.

Women with multiple sclerosis who breastfeed their infants exclusively may have a lower risk of disease relapse for up to 6 months postpartum compared to women with MS who do not breastfeed exclusively.

Physical activity declines over time in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), independent of disease severity. This decline is also associated with worsening lung function and loss of quality of life and health status.

Successful clinical response to treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) was maintained even during reduced dosages in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Research suggests support groups help teenagers with diagnosed allergies adhere consistently to guidelines that protect them against anaphylaxis and other reactions.

How expensive? Study results show that families with children who are allergic to staple food items pay out thousands of extra dollars each year in direct and indirect costs.

Although asthma increases the risk of anaphylaxis in children with milk allergies and reduces the chance that immunotherapy will prove fully successful, study results show that the majority of patients who undergo immunotherapy for a milk allergy can achieve a protective dose.

Earlier this year, a skin patch designed to reduce the risk of anaphylaxis and other severe reactions to peanuts became the first allergy treatment ever granted a Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the FDA.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-in-class oncolytic immunotherapy talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC; lmlygic) to treat unresectable cutaneous, subcutaneous, and nodal lesions in patients with melanoma recurrent after initial surgery.

A new analysis of 17 studies of dietary interventions to promote weight loss and a cardiac benefit found that low-carb diets "were 98 percent more likely to lower the risks of heart attack or stroke" in people who are overweight.

Severe vitamin D deficiency could be responsible for persistent rheumatoid arthritis disease activity.

Presentations from the 23rd United European Gastroenterology Week (UEG Week 2015) showed evidence supporting a link between excess body weight and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC).

The US Preventive Services Task Force's updated recommendations on screening for diabetes type 2 have the American Medical Association's (AMA) president fuming.

AbbVie's hepatitis C antivirals now come with a warning. In a Q&A with MD Magazine, Barry Bernstein, MD, the company's vice president for infectious disease product development, discusses the ramifications. It's not just AbbVie, he says, more post-market reports on other companies drugs are likely coming.

Study results indicate that elevated levels of interleukin–21 may play a role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis.

The Food and Drug Administration's Arthritis Advisory Committee voted 10 to 4 to recommend the approval of lesinurad 200mg tablets for the treatment of hyperuricemia associated with gout.

Study results suggest that screening for metabolic syndrome among patients taking antipsychotic medications occurs far less frequently than recommended by the guidelines.

Data from the HUNT studies suggest there may be a link between non-migrainous headache and dementia.

The evidence indicates resistant starches improve glucose metabolism beyond what would be expected from its reduced glycemic index.

Drug kills parasites but too late to prevent heart myopathy in Chagas Disease.

Age-standardized death rates are continuing to drop in the United States

Studies have shown that excessive caloric intake accelerates aging, whereas caloric restriction has been shown to lengthen lifespan and reduce the risk of several diseases.

When it comes to toxicology, the dose often makes the poison. Consider this report of a case of apparent mineralocorticoid excess apparently caused by licorice root extract.

A Pennsylvania hospital has set up a dedicated website and toll-free phone line to quell patients' fears after announcing four heart surgery patients were discovered to have died apparently from bacterially contaminated medical devices.

Younger women with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) were less likely to receive life-saving angioplasty and stenting than men, researchers reported today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. These female patients also had longer hospital stays and higher rates of in-hospital mortality.

Researchers say determining which patients will respond best to major depressive disorder drug therapies may be possible using a 24-hour wristband monitor.

New research provides further evidence that data collected by pacemakers can be used to speed the detection of atrial fibrillation.

There's more to skincare and melanoma prevention than lathering on the SPF or staying out of the sun.

New research highlights how government estimates on hepatitis C prevalence in the United States leave out about 1 million people from several groups not regularly included in the tally, say researchers from Cornell University.

Psychosocial evidence-based practices tailored specifically to treat schizophrenia do improve functioning, but they are not available to most patients suffering from the condition.