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In a 12 year study conducted by Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, 2 main measles vaccines were determined safe, spurring no adverse reactions.

Cystic fibrosis patients should be screened for depression, according to research published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

Depression can be caused by lifestyle factors in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to research published in BMC Psychiatry.

The 2014-2015 flu season has been one of the worst on record in recent years and now the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a waiver allowing a test to be more widely when confirming a diagnosis of influenza virus infection.

Many male patients being treated for prostate cancer undergo androgen deprivation therapy, which has been shown to have several risky side effects, including osteoporosis. A recent study looked at whether adding bisphosphonate was helpful in countering these effects.

According to a recently published analysis in the January issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is connected with increased risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).

A team of researchers at Duke University recently announced the discovery of a novel gut-to-nervous-system connection that is likely functions via a more direct route than hormone release.

The final flu report of 2014 from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not bring good news heading into the New Year.

A reflection on the fallout from the untimely passing of a beloved celebrity, and what our reactions tell us about how we view depression and suicide.

Regularly speaking 2 or more languages can delay the onset and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease by 4 years, according to research from Belgium.

Scandinavian researchers have debunked reports that vaccination with human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with a risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) or other demyelinating diseases.

Most followup studies of patients who had bariatric surgery focus on young women. A Seattle study of mostly male patients getting care at Veterans Affairs bariatric centers showed these patients, though older and with more risk factors than the female patients in many other studies, had lower death rates than obese patients who did not get the surgery.

New research published in the January 2015 issue of FASEB Journal highlighted a direct correlation between mitochondrial function alterations and the production of melanin in cancerous skin cells. Researchers found that as melanoma cells produce increased melanin pigment, the mitochondria retaliates by matching production levels of reactive oxygen species.

A group of scientists have recently discovered the method to cholera bacterium's madness: horizontal gene transfer‑stabbing and killing other bacteria to absorb their DNA. The disease, which is associated with acute watery diarrhea, is often caused by Vibrio cholera (V. cholerae) infection within the small intestine.

According to a recent study, one common tick-borne disease can raise the chances of people catching other less common conditions.

Aethlon Medical, a San Diego, CA device manufacturer has FDA approval for new clinical protocol to test a blood filtering device for use in treating Ebola patients. The device, called the Hemopurifier can be connected to a dialysis machine for one-use filtering of the blood to remove virus particles. The Jan. 2 FDA approval clears the way for a planned US clinical trial of the J device. The company has an on-going trial to test its use in reducing the viral load in patients infected with Hepatitis C. The company's hope is that the device could be used to treat patients with many life-threatening viral infections, including HIV.

For patients living with gout, the pain and discomfort associated with the condition can be relieved by widely available medications. According to a recent study, many patients in England are not getting the treatment they need to help them live symptom-free on a regular basis.

Just weeks after JAMA published a National Institutes of Health study refuting the idea that there are "good carbs" and "bad carbs' a new study in the journal finds eating whole grains is associated with lower overall mortality and death from heart disease

With a new year comes New Year's resolutions, many of which involve getting healthy in the year ahead. A recent study has shown that by keeping those resolutions people can not only lose the weight they want but also avoid other health issues like diabetes.

A new study finds that low testosterone levels are associated with frailty and other health problems in men with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Many health care organizations have started to lessen their environmental impact slowly by tackling small problems and making manageable changes. A multidisciplinary team of researchers from across the US carved out one surgical procedure to determine environmental impact. Their assessment of abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic hysterectomy appears ahead of print in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.

In many medical fields, malpractice has driven changes in the way physicians practice medicine. In the surgical field, tracheotomies are often crucial, but are associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. A quick look at the results when one enters "tracheotomy" and "lawsuit" into any search engine shows that patients, dissatisfied with myriad aspects of breathing through a tube, often sue after this procedure.

How much can you predict about what people will do by measuring the testosterone in their saliva?

A new genetic analysis of 239 patients provides the new information about which mutations put people at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF)

What's the best way to educate teens about managing food allergies that could cause anaphylaxis? Researchers from Canada decided to ask some teens.

New research indicates that contact force sensing technology increases the effectiveness of catheter ablations among patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) - but not among patients with non-paroxysmal AF.

The rapid growth of severe allergies and anaphylaxis in populations around the world has triggered efforts to find faster, safer and more effective cures than conventional immunotherapy.

As the calendar turns to 2015 the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that the flu season has reached the "epidemic threshold."

The role of the hormone leptin in promoting obesity is a growing area of research. In a case study from Germany reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, Martin Wabitsch, MD, PhD and colleagues report success in treating an obese toddler with recombinant human leptin.

A round up of recent research results on plaque psoriasis treatment with itolizumab, apitherapy, and ponesimod.