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A new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calls for a national surveillance program that will help create enough data on concussions in young athletes to counter the lack of information on the phenomenon, as well as resist what the agency calls "a culture of resistance" pervading youth sports.

Though automated clinical reminders sent to physicians have produced notable results in diabetes management, a Mayo Clinic study found they do not improve weight loss in overweight and obese patients.

A mini-symposium called "Food for Thought" explored multiple factors associated with obesity, including the environment's role in obesity development, sedentary lifestyles and metabolic dysregulation, and the bidirectional relationship between the brain and peripheral signals and responses.

A retrospective analysis of the association between cancer and diabetes found that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are more than 30% more likely to develop cancer than their counterparts who do not have T2DM.

Despite their similar names, the traditional butt lift surgery and the new Brazilian butt lift both address different body aesthetic concerns.

Study results could help lead to better treatments for hypogonadism and other steroid hormone disorders.

Though silicone breast implants only received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006 after a 14-year hiatus, new data is still surfacing and being analyzed.

An update from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests strategies for prescribing antibiotics for bacterial upper respiratory tract infections in children.

The FDA has approved the NS3/4A protease inhibitor simeprevir for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C as part of combination antiretroviral therapy in genotype 1 infected adults with compensated liver disease, including cirrhosis.

Following an extended review of safety data that showed no elevated risk of heart attack or death in patients taking rosiglitazone, the FDA announced it is lifting certain restrictions on the prescribing and dispensing of the drug.

Although the symptoms of concussions are significantly reduced after four months, abnormalities in the brain remain are still seen for months after the concussion.

Allowing teens and young adults to boost their confidence through cosmetic enhancements is an amazing gift, but cosmetic surgery is not child's play.

Among those with mental disorders, left-handed patients are more likely to be diagnosed with psychotic conditions like schizophrenia than mood disorders like depression.

Less than half of teens with a recognized mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder received some type of services for the disorder in the previous year.

Many children worldwide are approximately 15% less fit from a cardiovascular viewpoint than their parents were as children, according to research presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2013.

Contrary to the belief that it's only a problem for patients who are overweight, cellulite is an extremely common finding. Unfortunately, it has no simple solution.

Global efforts are needed to curb antibiotic resistance, according to a report published online Nov. 16 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc, FACS, debunks the top 5 myths he has faced on liposuction, as well as the facts every patient should know before undergoing the procedure.

Though fewer than 10% of surgeons include information about the possibility of postoperative adhesion in their counseling, a systematic review shows patients who develop adhesions experience several complications.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology has endorsed Cancer Care Ontario guidelines for colorectal cancer survivor follow-up care, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Plastic surgery still has a very negative stigma, despite the fact that there were more than 14.6 million cosmetic procedures performed in 2012 alone.

The FDA has approved eslicarbazepine acetate (Aptiom) for the treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy. The medication is indicated as an add-on therapy for patients with epilepsy.

Researchers conclude that community-based surgeons successfully manage revision surgery for unstable total hip arthroplasty (THA) by using a variety of surgical interventions.

Teens who reported chronic headache months after having concussions may have been taking too much pain medication, a new study suggests.

A recent study suggests that the transvaginal approach to general surgery procedures is safe and cosmetically advantageous with no appreciable effect on future fertility or sexual function.

One treatment-resistant depression patient's response to over-the-counter cough medicine led Steven P. Levine, MD, to study the mechanism and effects of dextromethorphan in depression.

A recent study suggests that using a high ratio of fresh-frozen plasma to packed red blood cells was associated with a significantly lowering the risk of fatal hemorrhage in pediatric trauma patients receiving massive transfusions.

A protein naturally found in breast milk that's responsible for fetal development and wound healing could also have neutralizing effects against HIV-1, according to a recent study.

A study has shown that even a single HPV 16/18 vaccine dose induces an antibody response that was easily detected in all the vaccinated young women at the end of the four-year follow-up.

Although 3-year survival and cancer recurrence rates are comparable for patients who have laparoscopic or open surgery at any stage of colon cancer, older patients who undergo a laparoscopic procedure have a significantly less likelihood of being admitted to a nursing home compared to those who have open surgical resection.