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Though physicians routinely weigh therapeutic benefits against risks, several clinical ethics issues are unique to thyroid disease management.

Recent efforts to overhaul standards of care for both food allergies in general and anaphylaxis in particular led expert panels from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology to a shocking conclusion.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new drug aimed to aid the thousands of Americans affected by hereditary angioedema.

Those who have lost a significant amount of weight are often left with sagging skin, and exercise is not the solution to that problem.

For as long as baseball has been America's pastime Major League Baseball (MLB) players have been taking the field with mouthfuls of chewing tobacco and spewing the resulting liquid all over the place, from the dugouts to the outfield.

Providing additional insight into mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, recent research has found neurological operations at rest are similar to those seen during active tasks.

Study results indicate androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) does not extend the lives of men with early-stage prostate cancer.

A new drug has been designated a Qualified Infectious Disease Product by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat patients diagnosed with invasive candidiasis.

In an effort to help patients diagnosed with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, drug manufacturer Roche announced the results of a pair of clinical studies on its investigational medication, crenezumab.

The US Senate Finance Committee recently requested detailed pricing information on Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), its breakthrough oral treatment for hepatitis C.

A recent article examines the factors that influence a clinician's decision to continue a statin-intolerant patient on statin therapy when the benefits potentially outweigh the risks.

Since roughly 70-80% of indeterminate thyroid nodules are diagnosed as benign from histologic follow-up of fine-needle aspiration cytology, researchers have conducted numerous studies to identify the clinical risk factors that predict malignancy.

Alcohol misuse precedes one-third of all suicides, according to research published in the Annals of Epidemiology.

While rhabdomyolysis has been recognized as a consequence of crush injuries since the late 1800s, the most significant step toward finding the condition's causes, mechanisms, and management strategies occurred when physicians who treated crush injuries from the 1941 London Blitz identified a link between rhabdomyolysis and renal impairment.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently announced its approval of a new medication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Many young smokers are unaware of the adverse health effects associated with hookah smoking.

Researchers at Tufts University have further clarified a key protein's role in bipolar disorder.

In a recent survey, physicians identified peer-reviewed journal articles, continuing medical education, evidence-based guidelines, and national experts as the most useful sources of information to stay current on therapeutic advances.

Although the healthcare community's understanding of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis under stress is fairly good, one point has baffled researchers.

When patients with primary hypothyroidism report weight gain, most clinicians understandably believe that initiating appropriate thyroid hormone treatment will reverse the symptom.

A story that captivated the medical community for the past few years has reportedly taken a bad turn, as a 4-year-old child who was previously believed to be cured of HIV is once again showing signs of the virus.

Surprisingly, soldiers who have killed in combat are less likely to develop an addiction to alcohol, according to researchers at American University.

While half of all HIV/AIDS patients are African American, they only comprise 30% of those enrolled in clinical trials on the disease.

Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne report having developed a fast and accurate method for determining exactly which milk proteins produce allergic reactions in specific patients.

Researchers in Australia have released the results of a study showing that dropping testosterone levels in older men could potentially put them at risk when taking care of themselves in their later years.

Preliminary research suggests that optogenetics could eventually replace electric shocks in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Victims of child abuse who become substance abusers are more vulnerable to addiction relapse.

A specific mutation in one key gene interferes with early brain development and even causes epilepsy.

As the bioactive fatty acids in milk have been tentatively linked to anti-inflammatory and improved metabolic effects, its calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium content may lower blood pressure and alleviate cardiometabolic syndrome.

Following a daily skincare regimen will help slow the aging process, but healthcare professionals must provide the tools to do so.