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General physical activity is often part of the prescription for pain patients. But a new secondary analysis published in The European Journal of Pain shows that for patients with whiplash-associated disorders, neck-specific exercises can be effective and well-tolerated as well.

Research recently published in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics reveals a new next-generation sequencing (NGS) test to detect genomic mutations in precarious esophageal tissue – potentially improving early detection in individuals with Barrett's esophagus (BE).

A study of left atrial appendage ligations in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) found that leaks are common when doctors perform the surgery with a device called the Lariat and that those leaks can lead to neurological events.

Results from a small trial suggest that injections of botulinum toxin, administered after bypass surgery into the fat pads that surround the heart, may reduce the danger of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) and virtually eliminate the danger of recurrent AF.

Multiple sclerosis progression can be halted using a newly developed drug-like molecule, according to a study from Australia.

Are surgeons less likely to embrace evidence-based medicine and use cutting-edge research methods to conduct high-quality randomized, controlled trials than their medical colleagues?

Data from the CDC show that only 14.3 percent of men and 29.9 percent of women report they regularly use sunscreen, even when they are outside in the sun for more than an hour.

A recent study compared patient education efforts using traditional websites with offerings that included automated online counseling for adolescent acne sufferers.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) lowering certain financial barriers to care seemed to serve as a catalyst for increased colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in individuals of a lower socioeconomic status (SES), since 2010.

In addition to causing potential damage to the joints, cartilage, ligaments, and bones, osteoarthritis (OA) can lead to sleep disturbances that in turn affect a patient's quality of life.

Why does the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope protein feature an abnormally long tail when compared to other similar viruses? The reason may finally have been uncovered.

Merck has joined the competition to develop the next hepatitis C drug with its submission of a New Drug Application to the Food and Drug Administration for a once-daily pill to treat certain genotypes of the liver-damaging virus

Bruce Jenner's transformation into Caitlyn Jenner is global news. It's a good time to discuss gender issues--but how?

While assessing treatment options for patients with post-traumatic brain injuries, a collaborative team of researchers discovered that oxygen chamber treatment may also benefit patients with fibromyalgia.

Small case study shows limited positive benefits in 2 children with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome who were treated with growth hormone.

Euthanasia is a widely debated topic among physicians, and a study of doctors in the Netherlands found that where the process is legal, it is still divisive.

A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that melanoma incidence rates in the US have doubled throughout the last three decades.

While most cases of shingles typically clear up in a matter of a few weeks, the condition has the ability to cause long-term problems.

Low back pain and symptoms of depression are linked, according to a study conducted with twins in Spain.

A meta-analysis of peer-reviewed articles published after 2000 that looked at the economic consequences of type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment intensification produced several interesting findings.

Women with a specific genetic variation have a significantly greater chance of developing multiple sclerosis, according to research published in the journal ASN Neuro.

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a 24-hour test that can predict which cancer treatments are more likely to work against tumors.

Most pediatric pneumonia cases are caused by respiratory viruses, not bacterial infections, according to findings published in NEMJ.

With certain strains already proving to be resistant to treatment with antibiotics, Staphylococcus aureus is posing another major health threat.

Despite the fact that the Lyme disease-causing bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi does not show antibiotic resistance, the illness continues to prove to be difficult to fight in the late stages.

The FDA extended the use of toparimate, an anti-seizure drug, to children as young as 2.

Physicians' total annual Medicare part B fee-for-service payment data for 2013 was released by CMS today. The American Medical Association fears a replay of last year's release when many physicians appeared, inaccurately, to be getting very rich from Medicare payments.

Results from two clinical trials reported at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2015 highlighted the potential for immunotherapies nivolumab and pembrolizumab as treatment for advanced melanomas, according to Rene Gonzalez, MD, investigator at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and director of the Melanoma Research Clinics at the CU School of Health, and study.

When a child's pain is more than just a "boo-boo," determining the severity of the pain and a course of action can be extremely challenging.

People who have type 2 diabetes —but not type 1— are statistically less likely to get amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study found.