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With a skilled surgeon at the helm, reasonable expectations, and a firm understanding of the various options available for breast augmentation surgery, a woman can expect to obtain breasts that will fool even the most trained eye.

A study presented at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons has demonstrated that a simple postoperative pain treatment decreases both pain and the use of narcotic pain relievers.

Researchers discover that metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with poorer executive function (EF), but the syndrome's components aren't additive.

Research findings presented at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons show that having a healthy breast removed may not provide a survival benefit to women with early-stage cancer in one breast.

Research findings presented at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons indicate that same-hospital readmission rates are poor predictors of all-hospital readmission rates.

People with migraines are at twice the risk of depression as people without migraine headaches, particularly those under age 30, according to a new Canadian study.

The FDA approved a new radioactive diagnostic drug for use with positron emission tomography imaging of the brain in adults being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Despite state laws mandating that those under the age of 18 use of bicycle helmets, a review of emergency department records in Los Angeles County found that only 11 percent of children in bicycle accidents were wearing a helmet.

As it's impossible to predict which traumatic brain injury patients will develop hypopituitarism, improving awareness of the condition is vital.

While facelift surgery and injectables both offer age-defying benefits, each procedure addresses different aspects in regards to the signs of aging and yields diverse results.

Oxytocin has great potential to become a next-generation peptidyl drug target for obesity and diabetes.

A study of brain scans of preschool children found that children living in poverty who lack adequate nurturing early in life had smaller hippocampi than those who were not neglected.

Though a man doesn't face the same hormonal changes with aging that affect a woman's weight and muscle mass, his clock is still ticking away.

Will the approval of Zohydro benefit patients and physicians by providing another option for pain relief for patients with legitimate chronic pain needs, or will it spark a new wave of abuse, misuse, and diversion?

Blood sample analysis showed that children with lower vitamin D levels were nearly twice as likely to have anemia as those with normal vitamin D levels.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing to investigate a potential link between Novartis's multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Gilenya (fingolimod) and a single case of a rare and serious brain infection in a European patient.

Parents want online options from children's health care providers; however, half of parents believe it should be free and providers are concerned about the feasibility of being on coll to answer emails.

Less-invasive plastic surgery will get rid of targeted problem areas just in time for the holiday season.

Although screening for cognitive impairment can successfully identify patients with early-stage dementia, the benefits of such screening remain unproven.

Early treatment of rosacea is crucial for the prevention of irreversible damage.

While the use of acute, high-dose systemic corticosteroids probably has no clinically significant effect on wound healing, chronic systemic corticosteroids may impair postoperative healing in susceptible patients.

With 10% of Americans contracting ulcers, pharmacists can be a valuable source of education for patients regarding the causes of peptic ulcer and the pros and cons of available treatments.

Patients on antithrombotic therapy must be monitored for increased risk of upper GI bleeding.

A recent statistical analysis on postmenopausal women has evaluated the association between self-reported daily sitting time and the incidence of type 2 diabetes.

Middle-aged adults who engage in up to two and a half hours of moderate physical activity aren't at an increased risk of developing knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Mechanical prophylaxis for pulmonary embolism (PE) in the form of an inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) is an option for surgical patients who can't undergo chemical venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis.

With medical and cosmetic advancements in recent years, achieving the coveted doe-eyed look is easier than ever.

A group of Taiwanese researchers recently reported in Neurology that depression is an independent risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD).

Though computer-assisted robotic technology is currently being utilized for a variety of pancreatic resections, it's very complex and often difficult to implement and characterize - which begs the question: Is it safe?

Higher levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are correlated with less multiple sclerosis (MS) disease activity and progression, according to a study presented at ECTRIMS 2013.